International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations

The International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations is designed to provide information to the international business and labour relations communities; to facilitate comparative research in the field; and to contribute to the growing harmonization of labour law and standards worldwide. With 59 detailed country-bycountry monographs and eight in-depth international monographs - and with more in preparation - as well as five volumes of case law and five volumes of reprinted legislation, it is by far the most comprehensive work of its kind in existence. Each national monograph, written by one or more experts in the field from the country under discussion, consists of introductory material including vital statistics, political system, and social values; a historical background note; sources of the state's labour law; and the traditional role of its institutions in industrial relations. Both individual and collective labour relations are covered. International monographs deal with standards set by prominent international organizations such as the Arab Labour Organization, the Council of Europe, the International Labour Organization, the European Community and the OECD, as well as the role of labour law in the work of significant regional organizations.

The case law volumes contain relevant international and regional jurisprudence, with background notes that provide information on the makeup of the issuing body and the competence and binding effect of its decisions. The legislative volumes provide English translations of the important labour and industrial relations laws of over twenty nations. The work offers factual information and practical insight into both the technical legal and day-to-day aspects of labour relations. It also covers developing trends in the relationship between management and labour. As a result of its breadth of coverage and clear, logical format, the reader gains access to a broad base of information in a single, easy-to-use resource.

For each organization or country covered the work provides:

1. Introduction
2. The General Background
3. Definitions and Concepts
4. The Historical Background
5. Role of Governmental Institutions in the Shaping and Administration of Labour and Industrial Relations Policy
6. Sources of Labour Law
7. International Labour Law
8. The Individual Employment Relation
9. Definitions and Concepts
10. Rights and Duties of the Parties in the Course of the Employment Relationship
11. Working Time, Annual Vacation, Holidays (including Overtime and Sunday Duty).
12. Remuneration and Benefits
13. Incapacity to Work (Illness, Accidents at Work, Military Service.)
14. Job Security. Protection of Certain Categories of Workers, Protection Against Discrimination in Employment
15. Covenants of Non-Competition
16. Inventions by Employees
17. Settlement of Disputes
18. Collective Labour Relations
19. Trade Union Freedom
20. The Trade Unions and the Employers' Associations
21. Institutional Relations between Employers and Employees
22. Collective Bargaining
23. Strikes and Lock-Outs, Legal Forms of Industrial Action
24. Settlement of Industrial Disputes, Protection of Vital Needs
Countries covered:

Argentina. Australia. Austria. Bangladesh. Belarus. Belgium. Bolivia. Brazil. Bulgaria. Canada. Chile. China (P.R.). Colombia. Costa Rica. Czech Republic. Denmark. Dominican Republic. Ecuador. Ethiopia. Finland. France. Germany. Ghana. Great Britain. Hellas. Hong Kong. Hungary. India. Ireland. Israel. Italy. Jamaica. Japan. Lybia. Lithuania. Luxembourg. Malaysia. Mexico. Morocco. Nepal. The Netherlands. New Zealand. Nigeria. Pakistan. Panama. Papua New Guinea. Peru. Philippines. Poland. Portugal. Romania. Russia. Slovak Republic. South Africa. South Korea. South Pacific. Spain. Sweden. Switzerland. Tunisia. Turkey. United States of America. Uruguay. Venezuela. Yugoslavia. Zambia.