Global workplace

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 13
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 55
1. Globalization......Page 57
a. The Globalization of Business Management......Page 58
b. Global Economic Integration......Page 59
c. Globalization and Legal Regulation......Page 62
d. Globalization and Workplace Trends......Page 65
1. The U.S. Debate over Judges’ Use of Foreign Law......Page 86
Notes......Page 90
2. The Risks and Benefits of the Comparative Enterprise......Page 91
3. Some Comparative Employment Data......Page 94
a. Human Rights Law and the International Labor Code......Page 95
b. Labor Provisions in Trade-Related Instruments......Page 97
c. The World Trade Organization and Labor Rights......Page 101
2. Private International Workplace Law......Page 103
D. THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK......Page 105
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 107
Notes......Page 109
B. ILO STANDARD SETTING AND STRUCTURE......Page 112
C. ILO MONITORING AND MEMBER NATION COMPLIANCE......Page 114
1. Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations......Page 115
Notes......Page 117
2. Conference Committee on the Application of Standards......Page 119
Notes......Page 122
a. Filing representations under Article 24......Page 124
B. Examination of the Representation . . .......Page 125
Conclusions . . .......Page 126
Notes......Page 127
b. Complaints filed under Article 26......Page 128
Notes......Page 135
c. The Committee on Freedom of Association......Page 137
D. THE 1998 DECLARATION ON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND RIGHTS AT WORK......Page 142
Notes......Page 143
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 146
1. Contracts and Torts......Page 147
Notes......Page 153
2. Statutory Requirements for Mass Layoffs and Closures......Page 159
C. UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING......Page 164
D. WAGES, HOURS, AND BENEFITS......Page 176
2. Substantive Rights......Page 177
1. Introduction......Page 178
a. Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact......Page 183
Notes......Page 188
b. Proving Discriminatory Intent......Page 189
Notes......Page 197
c. Harassment and Other Theories of Discrimination......Page 198
Notes......Page 201
i. factual and procedural background......Page 203
A. The Right to Privacy.......Page 204
C. Wrongful Termination.......Page 206
D. Common Law Right to Privacy Claims.......Page 208
Notes......Page 209
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 211
B. INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW......Page 214
C. UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING......Page 225
Notes......Page 227
2. Collective Bargaining......Page 228
Notes......Page 235
3. Strikes and Lockouts......Page 237
D. WAGES, HOURS, AND BENEFITS......Page 239
E. ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAW......Page 240
F. EMPLOYEE PRIVACY......Page 251
G. DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEMS......Page 252
Notes......Page 259
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 262
1. Primer on Mexican History......Page 265
2. The Mexican Constitution and Federal Labor Law......Page 270
Notes......Page 275
B. INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW......Page 276
Notes......Page 279
C. COLLECTIVE EMPLOYEE RIGHTS......Page 281
D. DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEMS......Page 287
Notes......Page 289
1. Individual Employment Cases......Page 288
a. The union registration process......Page 290
b. “Ghost” unions and “protection” contracts......Page 291
c. The Regulation of Strikes......Page 293
3. Judicial Review and “Amparo” Suits......Page 294
E. ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAW......Page 301
F. PRIVACY LAW......Page 302
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 303
B. THE NAALC’S LABOR PRINCIPLES......Page 310
C. NAALC STRUCTURES AND ENFORCEMENT......Page 312
Notes......Page 325
1. EU: Growing Number of Member States......Page 330
4. Employment......Page 331
b. The Council......Page 332
1. Community Law......Page 333
b. Directives......Page 334
1. The Employers’ Organisations......Page 336
D. COMPETENCE OF THE EU REGARDING SOCIAL POLICIES: IN SEARCH OF A EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL (ESM) – A DREAM?......Page 337
1. Vision......Page 338
2. Competence......Page 339
3. The Actors......Page 340
1. Free Movement of Workers......Page 342
2. Working Time......Page 351
Notes......Page 354
1. European Works Councils......Page 355
2. Collective Redundancies: Information and Consultation......Page 357
3. Transfer of enterprises and acquired rights......Page 361
G. ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAW......Page 369
1. Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value......Page 370
2. Sex Discrimination in Employment......Page 371
3. Other Kinds of Discrimination......Page 375
Notes......Page 378
H. PRIVACY......Page 379
Notes......Page 385
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 386
B. INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW: CONTRACTS AND STATUTES......Page 388
a. Requirement of a Written Statement of Specified Terms and Conditions......Page 389
b. Dismissal......Page 391
Notes......Page 392
c. Implied Term of Mutual Trust and Confidence......Page 394
Notes......Page 404
a. Unfair Dismissal......Page 410
Notes......Page 411
1. Unions and Collective Bargaining......Page 413
Note......Page 417
a. Collective Redundancies and Transfers of Undertakings......Page 418
b. Information and Consultation of Employees (ICE) Regulations......Page 420
2. Hours......Page 421
3. Leave......Page 423
E. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION......Page 424
Notes......Page 426
F. PRIVACY......Page 446
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 448
Notes......Page 451
1. Employment Contracts......Page 452
2. Termination Rights......Page 453
Notes......Page 455
3. Employee Benefits......Page 457
1. Collective Bargaining......Page 458
2. Strikes and Lockouts......Page 462
Notes......Page 466
3. Works Councils and Works Agreements......Page 470
Notes......Page 473
4. Workers Representation in Corporate Governance......Page 474
Notes......Page 475
D. ANTIDISCRIMINATION......Page 476
Notes......Page 481
E. LABOR COURTS......Page 482
F. PRIVACY......Page 484
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 486
1. Contract Formation......Page 490
2. Contract Termination......Page 491
a. Dismissal For Personal Reasons (Licenciement Pour Motif Personnel)......Page 492
Notes......Page 494
b. Economic Reasons (Licenciement ´economique)......Page 495
c. The Persistent Problem of Youth Unemployment and the Recent Passage and Revocation of the Contrat Premiere Embauche......Page 498
Notes......Page 499
3. Duty of Loyalty and Noncompetition......Page 500
1. Generally......Page 502
2. Coverage by Collective Agreements......Page 504
4. Strikes and Lockouts......Page 505
b. Comite d’entreprise (Employee Representation Committee) or Works Councils......Page 506
2. Hours......Page 507
3. Leave......Page 508
E. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION......Page 509
Note......Page 511
F. PRIVACY......Page 512
Notes......Page 515
1. Introduction to the Social and Historical Context......Page 516
2. The Constitutional Framework......Page 518
Notes......Page 522
B. SOCIALIST MODERNIZATION AND LIBERATION OF THE PRODUCTIVE FORCES......Page 525
1. The Planned Economy......Page 526
Notes......Page 530
2. The Socialist Market Economy......Page 531
C. THE LABOR LAW......Page 533
1. The Law-Making Process......Page 534
I. Introduction......Page 535
II. Labor Law Developments Under Economic Reform......Page 536
III. Resolution of Labor Disputes......Page 539
Commentary......Page 562
D. COLLECTIVE CONTRACTS AND THE TRADE UNION......Page 563
Notes......Page 571
1. Special economic zones......Page 572
2. Brain circulation......Page 574
Notes......Page 576
A. INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT......Page 578
1. Long-term employment......Page 580
2. Occupational tracking......Page 581
3. Wrongful death from overwork......Page 583
4. Wrongful termination and abuse of right......Page 587
5. Gender discrimination and sexual harassment......Page 595
C. JAPANESE TRANSPLANT COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES......Page 596
A. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT......Page 620
B. ECONOMIC POLICY AND PERFORMANCE BEFORE AND AFTER 1991......Page 622
C. LABOR AND TRADE UNIONS......Page 630
D. “EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES” FOR THE SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED TRIBES, AND OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES......Page 632
E. JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION......Page 634
A. INTRODUCTION......Page 644
B. COMMON LAW ACTIONS......Page 645
Notes......Page 650
C. GLOBAL CODES OF CONDUCT......Page 655
Notes......Page 656
D. LAWSUITS BASED ON STATUTES......Page 661
Notes......Page 668
Index......Page 673