Employment Policy and the Regulation of Part-time Work in the European Union
Part-time work has been the fastest growing of all forms of "non-standard" work. All member states of the European Union have given increasing attention to its regulation over the past quarter century. This book examines the influence of European Community rules and procedures on the development by member states of their policies towards part-time employment. It consists of an analysis of the relevant EU rules, a consideration of the national policies and the impact upon them of the EU provisions, as well as a suggested framework for the identification of these influences.
- Multi-national team of authors, giving the book a Europe-wide appeal
- Of interest to all those involved in the formation of employment policy
Reviews & endorsements
Review of the hardback: 'This book is an excellent result of intensive and integrated work by a group of outstanding comparative labour lawyers … The book is a rich and knowledgeable source for everyone interested in the regulation and policies of part-time work.' Industrial Law Journal
Review of the hardback: '… readable book written by experts in the field of labor/employment law … readers in a variety of disciplines who wish to understand how policies originate and are implemented within the framework of the EU will find the book enlightening.' H-Net
Product details
June 2011Paperback
9780521272872
388 pages
229 × 152 × 22 mm
0.57kg
Available
Table of Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Notes on contributors
- Part I:
- 1. New discourses in labour law: part-time work and the paradigm of flexibility Silvana Sciarra
- 2. The European employment strategy and the regulation of part-time work Diamond Ashiagbor
- 3. The role of EU employment law and policy in the de-marginalisation of part-time work: a study in the interaction between EU regulation and member state regulation Paul Davies and Mark Freedland
- Part II:
- 4. France: no longer an employment policy tool Sylvaine Laulom
- 5. Germany: a bone of contention Maximilian Fuchs
- 6. Italy: adaptable employment and private autonomy in the Italian part-time reform Antonio Lo Faro
- 7. The Netherlands: from atypicality to typicality Jelle Visser, Ton Wilthagen, Ronald Beltzer and Esther Van Der Putte
- 8. Spain: the difficulty of marrying flexibility with security Fernando Valdés Dal-Ré
- 9. Sweden: welfare or unfair? Ronnie Eklund
- 10. The United Kingdom: how is EU governance transformative? Claire Kilpatrick and Mark Freedland.