EU & International Employment Law is a detailed guide to employment law and employee benefits in 19 EU member states, as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Norway, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Switzerland and the federal USA.

A chapter on EU law is also included as well as comparative tables. Jurisdictional coverage is increasing to accommodate more EU accession countries including a new section on Slovakia.

The manual provides a wide range of advice, from an explanation of the general legal framework to more in-depth analysis of maternity rights, discrimination, health and safety, industrial relations, termination of employment and much more.


Authoritative professional advice
Writted by a team from Eversheds - the largest employment law practice in Europe - and with every country's entry contributed by experts practising employment law within the jurisdiction you can be confident you are getting reliable advice.

Keeping pace with new developments
With 6 updates you will always be working from the most up-to-date reference which will keep you in touch with the constant developments in this field.

Easy to use
A common format for each section makes it easy to compare one jurisdiction with another. A first point of reference on any commonly encountered issues relating to employment law.

Structured for comparability
The highly structured presentation offers stated position on each employment law topic in terms of each countries' own legal system.

EU & International Employment Law offers exhaustive coverage on the following countries:

2012 Subscription Information

2 volume Loose-leaf
£1080.00 mainwork inc mainland UK p&p
6 updates per year - £179.00 each and are invoiced upon publication

Editors

Stefan Corbanie, Eversheds Brussels
Elizabeth Gillow and Martin Hopkins, both Eversheds LLP

Contributors

Duncan Abate, JSM, Hong Kong
Karen Ainslie, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
Lydia Barrena, Lupicinio Eversheds, Spain
Miles Bastick, Freehills, Australia
Rafaella Betti Berutto, Gianni Origoni & Partners, Italy
Renato Canizares, Demarest e Almeida Advogados, Brazil
Juan Carlos de la Vega, Santamarina y Steta, Mexico
Doo-Hee Cha, Shin & Kim Republic of Korea
Mohammed Chavoos, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
Stefan Corbanie, Partner, Eversheds LLP, Belgium
Andrzej Czopski, Partner, Miller, Canfield, Poland
René Diederich, Partner, Linklaters LLP, Luxembourg
Åsa Erlandsson, Setterwalls Advokatbyrå, Sweden
Per Forsberg, Advokat/Attorney-at-law, Advokatfirmaet Forsberg DA, Norway
Matteo Fusillo, Gianni, Origoni & Partners, Italy
Sbu Gule, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
Seppo Havia, Senior Attorney, Dittmar & Indrenius, Finland
Constanze Hewson, Eversheds LLP
Martin Hopkins, Eversheds, United Kingdom
Vibeke Jaggi, Froriep Renggli, Switzerland
Hans Juhler, Eversheds Advokataktieselskab, Denmark
Athanassios Kanellopoulos, Partner, Drakopoulos Law Firm, Greece
Roland Kaufmann, Froriep Renggli, Switzerland
Hanneke Klinckhamers, Boekel De Nerée, The Netherlands
Jan Koval, Havel & Holásek, Czech Republic
Vilma Kutomi, Demarest e Almeida Advogados, Brazil
Michael Mankes Esq, Littler Mendelson, P.C., United States of America
Joe Mothibi, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
Mieke Van Mulders, Eversheds LLP Belgium
Brian O'Byrne, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Canada
David O'Hara, Eversheds, United Kingdom
Marta de Oliveira Pinto Trindade, Abreu Advogados, Portugal
Silva Palzer, Lambert Eversheds, Austria
Martina Pastierova, Balcar Polanský Eversheds, Slovakia
Dr Edit Pintér, Sándor Szegedi Szent-Ivány Komáromi Eversheds, Hungary
Cassia Pizzotti, Demarest e Almeida Advogados, Brazil
Se Ryul Hong, Shin & Kim, Republic of Korea
Young Seok Ki, Shin & Kim, Republic of Korea
John Skonberg Esq, Littler Mendelson, P.C., United States of America
Magda Sousa Gomes, Abreu Advogados, Portugal
Carmo Sousa Machado, Abreu Advogados, Portugal
Stéphanie Stein, Partner, Eversheds-Frere Cholmeley, France
Dr Ágnes Szent-Ivány, Sándor Szegedi Szent-Ivány Komáromi Eversheds, Hungary
Johan Troskie, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
Hester Uhlenbroek, Boekel De Nerée, The Netherlands
Petteri Uoti, Partner, Dittmar & Indrenius, Finland
Stephanie Vermaak, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
Derek Wanblad, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
St Elmo Wilken, Deneys Reitz Inc, South Africa
Daniel Zejda, Havel & Holásek, Czech Republic
Eric Zhuang, Duan & Duan, China

Plus
Mason Hayes+Curran Solicitors, Ireland

Each country entry contains the following information:

• Introduction
• Hiring of Employees
• Contract of Employment
• Pay, Pensions and other Benefits
• State Benefits
• Discrimination
• Health and Safety
• Industrial Relations
• Transfer of Undertakings
• Employment Protection
• Termination of Employment
• Dispute Resolution
• Useful Addresses
• Glossary of Key Terms
• Common Abbreviations

"A very welcome addition to the very limited range of material available on domestic employment law applicable in countries overseas"
Employment Lawletter

Update 45 (May 2012) 

The following chapters have been revised for Update 45:

• Brazil
• Finland
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Sweden.

Fully updated tables and indexes are also provided with this update.
Update 45 states the law as at 1 March 2012, except where otherwise indicated.

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