The power to dismiss : trade unions and the regulation of job security in Western Europe /

Emmenegger analyses the historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe from the establishment of freedom of contract in the nineteenth century until the heyday of two-tier labour market reforms in the 2000s. Job security regulations restrict managerial capacity to dismiss emplo...

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Main Author: Emmenegger, Patrick (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition, impression 1.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Emmenegger analyses the historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe from the establishment of freedom of contract in the nineteenth century until the heyday of two-tier labour market reforms in the 2000s. Job security regulations restrict managerial capacity to dismiss employees or use new forms of employment (e.g. temporary work) when hiring new workers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 346 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191782732
0191782734
9780191023798
0191023795