Employees and the Law

Australasian Experiments

Martin Vranken (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

147 Seiten

2001
Leuven University Press (Verlag)
978-90-5867-095-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book offers an introduction to the basic principles of Australian law and its application to the employment relationship at the turn of the new century. For comparative purposes reference is also made to the situation in neighbouring New Zealand. The focus of the book is on the law pertaining to employees. The subject matter reaches beyond "labour law" in the traditional (European) sense, though. Contrary to the legal position in many member states of the European Union, the general, or "common", law continues to play a relatively important role in regulating the individual employment relationship in Australia as well as New Zealand - something which has further increased in significance in recent years as a result of the trend towards deregulation. Therefore the analysis of Australasian labour law must incorporate a discussion of the law of obligations, specifically the law of contract and torts. A particular feature of the book, making it especially valuable for a Belgian/continental European audience, is that Australasian labour law is explained from the perspective of a civilian lawyer.
Even so, ultimately the purpose is not just to analyse the Australian and New Zealand laws from a continental European perspective. An additional aim is to encourage and facilitate a reassessment of the reader's own legal system from a unique angle. The philosophy behind this approach is that the comparative method only becomes a useful working tool when it is directed, not only at informing about foreign law, but also at fostering a critical appreciation of domestic law.

Inhalt

Basic data and the law of obligations 1.General introduction and historical overview 2.The legal systems in general 3.The law of contract 4.The law of torts Labour law 1.Tradtion of (compulsory) conciliation and arbitration 2.Institutional framework 3.Regulation of the individual employment relationship 4.Strikes and lock out 5.Termination of the individual employment relatonship 6.Back to the future? Employment relations act 2000 (NZ) Selected Legislative Texts 1.Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 2.Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) 3.Employment Relations Act 2000 (NZ)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.1.2001
• Verlagsort: Leuven
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 240 mm
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Arbeitsrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• ISBN-10: 90-5867-095-3 / 9058670953
• ISBN-13: 978-90-5867-095-3 / 9789058670953
• Zustand: Neuware