The Global Workplace
International and Comparative Employment Law - Cases and Materials

This book offers law school course materials covering international and comparative employment and labor law.

Roger Blanpain (Author), Susan Bisom-Rapp (Author), William R. Corbett (Author), Hilary K. Josephs (Author), Michael J. Zimmer (Author)

9781107664876, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 January 2014

700 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 3.6 cm, 1.2 kg

'… this book provides a good overview of different systems of labour regulation in a variety of countries … as an introduction to the 'global workplace' and its regulation, this book exceeds expectations.' European Journal of International Law

With the forces of globalization as a backdrop, this casebook develops labor and employment law in the context of the national laws of nine countries important to the global economy - the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany, France, China, Japan and India. These national jurisdictions are highlighted by considering international labor standards promulgated by the International Labor Organization as well as the rulings and standards that emerge from two very different regional trade arrangements - the labor side accord to NAFTA and the European Union. Across all these different sources of law, this book considers the law of individual employment, collective labor law dealing with unionization as well as the laws against discrimination, the laws protecting privacy and the systems used to resolve labor and employment disputes. This is the first set of law school course materials in English covering international and comparative employment and labor law.

1. The study of international and comparative employment law
2. The international labor organization and international labor standards
3. The United States
4. Canadian labor and employment law
5. Mexican employment law
6. The regulatory approach of the North American Free Trade Agreement
7. The European Union
8. The United Kingdom
9. German labor and employment law
10. France
11. China
12. Japan
13. India
14. Pursuing international labor standards in US courts and through global codes of conduct.

Subject Areas: Employment & labour law [LNH], Comparative law [LAM]