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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws,
this monograph on labour law in France not only describes and analyses
the legal aspects of labour relations, but also examines labour relations
practices and developing trends. It provides a survey of the subject that is
both usefully brief and sufficiently detailed to answer most questions likely
to arise in any pertinent legal setting. Both individual and collective labour
relations are covered in ample detail, with attention to such underlying and
pervasive factors employment contracts, suspension of the contracts, dismissal
laws and covenant of non-competition, as well as international private law.
The author describes all important details of the law governing hours and
wages, benefits, intellectual property implications, trade union activity,
employers’ associations, workers’ participation, collective bargaining,
industrial disputes, and much more. Building on a clear overview of labour law
and labour relations, the book offers practical guidance on which sound
preliminary decisions may be based. It will find a ready readership among
lawyers representing parties with interests in France, and academics
and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative trends
in laws affecting labour and labour relations.
The Authors
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Foreword
General Introduction
Chapter 1. General Background
Chapter 2. Definitions and Notions
Chapter 3. Historical Background
Chapter 4. Role of Government Institutions
Chapter 5. Sources of Labour Law
Selected Bibliography
Part I.The Individual Employment Relation
Chapter 1. Definition and Concepts
Chapter 2. Rights and Duties of the Parties in the Course of the Employment
Relationship
Chapter 3. Duration of Work, Working Times, Annual Vacations, Holidays
Chapter 4. Remuneration and Benefits
Chapter 5. Incapacity to Work and Suspension of the Employment Contract
Chapter 6. Job Security
Chapter 7. Protection of Certain Categories of Workers, Protection against
Discrimination in Employment
Chapter 8. Covenants of Non-competition
Chapter 9. Inventions by Employees
Chapter 10.Settlement of Disputes
Part II. Collective Labour Relations
Chapter 1.Trade Union Freedom
Chapter 2.Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations
Chapter 3.Institutionalized Relations between Employers and Employees
Chapter 4.Collective Bargaining
Chapter 5.Profit-sharing Agreements
Chapter 6.Strikes, Lock-outs and other Legal Forms of Industrial Action
Chapter 7.Settlement of Industrial Disputes and Protection of Vital Needs
Index