Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws,
this monograph on labour law in Spain 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 Spain, 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
Introduction
Chapter 1. General Background
Chapter 2. Definitions and Notions
Chapter 3. Historical Background
Chapter 4. Role of Government Institutions in the Shaping and Administration
of Labour Law and Industrial Relations Policy
Chapter 5. Sources of Labour Law
Selected Bibliography
Part I. The Individual Employment Relation
Chapter 1. Definitions and Concepts
Chapter 2. Rights and Duties of the Parties in the Course of the Employment
Relationship
Chapter 3. Working Time, Annual Vacation, Holidays (Including Overtime, Work
on Sundays)
Chapter 4. Remuneration and Benefits
Chapter 5. Incapacity to Work and Other Causes of Suspension of the Labour
Contract
Chapter 6. Job Security
Chapter 7. Protection of Certain Categories of Worker and Protection against
Discrimination in Employment
Chapter 8. Duty of Secrecy and Covenants of Non-competition
Chapter 9. Inventions by Employees
Chapter 10. Settlement of Disputes
Part II. Collective Labour Relations
Introduction
Chapter 1. Trade Union Freedom, Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations
Chapter 2. Institutionalized Relations between Employers and Employees
Chapter 3. Collective Bargaining
Chapter 4. Strikes and Lock-outs
Chapter 5. Settlement of Industrial Disputes: Protection of Vital Needs
Index