European Employment Laws
a comparative guide

The book reviews the evolution of labour law within the EU, analyses the distinct regional approaches to employment and welfare, and looks at the pressures for change within a further enlarged EU. The authors then provide a basic outline of employment law in each of the 27 member states. The book identifies those areas where the law is unified by the enactment of European Directives, and regional differences which are potential pitfalls for employers with workers in more than one EU state. It is intended for HR persons, lawyers looking for basic knowledge, policymakers & lawmakers elsewhere in EU, and EU bodies.

PART ONE: posting workers in the EU

Introduction
Enlargement - EU25
Towards EU28 or EU30?
Fifty years on – the new challenges facing EU27
Opportunities for EU28 and beyond
New governance for an emerging enlarged social EU 28
Putting EU labour law into practice
EU labour law
Transnational employment: the mandatory rules on forum
Which law applies? - applicable law solutions

PART TWO: EU 27 employment laws

1.         Austria
2.         Belgium
3.         Bulgaria
4.         Cyprus
5.         Czech Republic
6.         Denmark
7.         Estonia
8.         Finland
9.         France
10.       Germany
11.       Greece
12.       Hungary
13.       Ireland
14.       Italy
15.       Latvia
16.       Lithuania
17.       Luxembourg
18.       Malta
19.       Netherlands
20.       Poland
21.       Portugal
22.       Romania
23.       Slovak Republic
24.       Slovenia
25.       Spain
26.       Sweden

27.         UK     

27.1.      Categories of Employment Rights
27.2.      Contract of Employment
27.3.      Collective Agreements
27.4.      Express Terms and Reasonableness
27.5.      Temporary and Fixed Term Employment
27.6.      Probationary/Trial Periods
27.7.      Employee Status and Continuity
27.8.      Working Time Regulations
27.9.      Discrimination Legislation
27.10.    Legislation on Equal Pay
27.11.    Maternity Rights
27.12.    Paternity Leave
27.13.    Adoption Leave
27.14.    Maternity Leave
27.15.    Flexible Working
27.16.    Fixed Term Work
27.17.    Family Friendly
27.18.    Dismissal Law in the UK
27.19.    Statutory Dispute Procedures
27.20.    Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
27.21.    Notice
27.22.    What May Be a Valid Reason For Dismissal?
27.23.    Minimum Wage
27.24.    Litigation in the UK - Employment Tribunals

PART THREE: Forthcoming EU 30

28.       Turkey
29.       Bosnia Herzegovina
30.       Macedonia   

PART FOUR: EU Information Centre