European employment law is becoming increasingly important. Its impact
upon domestic law of the Member States in fields such as fixed-term
employment contracts, collective redundancies or industrial action, is
growing. This volume therefore covers the complete scope of European
employment law: its foundations in EU primary law and its various
sources in EU secondary legislation, as well as the growing body of case
law of the European Court of Justice. The book begins by providing an
overview of the relevant fundamental rights, fundamental freedoms and
competences of the European Union in the field of employment law. A
systematic presentation of the conflict of law rules in European
Employment Law then follows: the Rome I and Rome II-Regulations, the
Posting of Workers Directive and the Brussels Regulation on the
recognition and enforcement of judgements. Subsequently, the author
focuses on individual labour law which, at the EU level, is principally
composed of rules on non-discrimination, the protection of safety and
health and working time; rules on atypical forms of employment
(part-time, fixed-term and temporary agency work) and special groups of
employees (mothers, parents, young people); as well as legislation
concerning employment protection in situations of collective redundancy,
business transfer and insolvency. This is followed by a discussion of
collective labour law issues. Particular attention is given to the
European Works Council and the rules on employee involvement in the
European Company, the European Cooperative Society, and the European
Private Company, and to employment law rules contained in the Directive
on cross-border mergers. European Employment Law is written for advanced
students, academics and practitioners specialising in EU employment law.