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Self-Employment And Bogus Self-Employment In The European Construction Industry, Michele Faioli, Edoardo Ales

Michele Faioli

Self-Employment and Bogus Self-Employment in the European Construction Industry Project carried out with the financial assistance of the European Commission There have always been self-employed workers in the construction industry. Craftsmen in particular are often self-employed workers. Approximately 14% of construction workers are self-employed today, according to “Employment in Europe 2005”. The level of self-employed workers is even higher in some countries, such as Greece (40%), Poland (29%), Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, UK. The distinction between self-employed workers and employees has important fiscal, social and economic consequences: • Self-employed workers work under their own professional responsibility and therefore do not work …

Prepared Statement For The National Mediation Board, Kate Bronfenbrenner

Kate Bronfenbrenner

Testimony before the NMB hearings on the proposed rule change to the RLA that recommend changing the voting standard from the majority of eligible voters to the majority of votes cast. The testimony summarized findings from the first ever national academic study of organizing under the RLA. Based on findings that showed that under the RLA standard greater employer suppression is correlated with lower turnout while under the NLRB standard both the union and the employer work aggressively for high turn out, the author argued for changing the voting standard to majority of votes cast.

Droits Individuels Des Travailleurs Et Licenciement Collectif, Philippe Reyniers

Philippe Reyniers

The casenote criticises the "essentialist" approach of the European Court of justice in the definition of a collective right to consultation in the phase of restructuring. It defends a "functionalist" approach, where collective labour rights are individual rights exercised collectively.

What Is A Genuine Industrial Dispute? Attorney General For The State Of Queensland And The State Of Victoria & Anor V Riordan & Ors; Ex Parte The Australian Liquor Hospitality And Miscellaneous Workers Union & Ors, Amanda Coulthard

Amanda Coulthard

Extract: There is a long standing doctrine that the service and rejection of a log of claims can generate an industrial dispute within the meaning of s 4(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth). It is the scope of the qualification to this doctrine, namely that the demands in a log of claims be 'genuine', that is at the heart of this appeal. The appeal arises out of a finding made by Senior Deputy President Riordan of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission ('the Commission') that the service of a log of claims by the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous …

Significant Victories: An Analysis Of Union First Contracts, Tom Juravich, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Robert Hickey

Kate Bronfenbrenner

[Excerpt] After two decades of massive employment losses in heavily unionized sectors of the economy and exponential growth of the largely unorganized service sector, the U.S. labor movement is struggling to remain relevant. Despite new organizing initiatives and practices, union organizing today remains a tremendously arduous endeavor, particularly in the private sector, as workers and their unions are routinely confronted with an arsenal of aggressive legal and illegal antiunion employer tactics. This vigorous opposition to unions in the private sector does not stop once an election is won, but continues throughout bargaining for an initial union agreement, all too often …

Minimum Wage Laws And Wage Regulation: Do Changes To A Minimum Wage Affect Employment Levels?, Joel Butler

Joel Butler

In the recent Australian debate surrounding the Commonwealth government's introduction to changes to the federal Workplace Relations laws ('WorkChoices'), a good deal of comment centred on the issue of the minimum wage. It was argued by opponents of the changes that the creation of a national Australian Fair Pay Commission ('AFPC') - which is to set federal minimum wage ('FMW') - would lead to general reductions in wages for workers. It was further argued by opponents of WorkChoices that there is no offsetting benefit in the form of increased employment that would result from any reduction in wages that occurred. …

Modern Man, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

No abstract provided.

Conciliación Entre Derecho Al Trabajo Y Libertad De Trabajo Desde La Perspectiva De Los Derechos Sociales,Económicos Y Culturales, Sebastián A. Pizarro

Sebastián A. Pizarro

El orden público laboral se cimenta sobre un sistema de libertades, no estando aparejado ello a un Derecho al Trabajo. Si bien se ha incluido en la legislación chilena este último a través de la inclusión del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales, no se ha logrado la adecuada armonía entre la libertad y el derecho mencionado. Cuestión que en un país como el nuestro, resulta esencial, toda vez que a nivel de políticas estatales se ha abandonado la meta del pleno empleo, propendiendo a la precariedad de las relaciones laborales. Se estima es posible integrar a la …

Recent Decisions, Phoebe A. Haddon

Phoebe A. Haddon

No abstract provided.

Cuarto Congreso Nacional De Organismos Públicos Autónomos, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Memorias del Cuarto Congreso Nacional de Organismos Públicos Autónomos

"El papel de los Organismos Públicos Autónomos en la Consolidación de la Democracia"

The Employee Free Choice Act, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

No abstract provided.

The Way To Save Card Check, Michael J. Goldberg

Michael J Goldberg

No abstract provided.

Human Rights And The Global Economy: The Centrality Of Economic And Social Rights, Marley S. Weiss

Marley S. Weiss

No abstract provided.

Recent Decisions Of The Supreme Court In Labor Law, David S. Bogen

David S. Bogen

No abstract provided.

Architectural Digest For International Trade And Labor Law: Regional Free Trade Agreements And Minimum Criteria For Enforceable Social Clauses, Marley S. Weiss

Marley S. Weiss

Until the advent of binding “social clauses” in free trade arrangements, and incorporation of stronger social rights in the European Community treaties, the rapid widening and deepening of international commercial integration proceeded largely separate from international labor rights obligations. Inclusion of a “social clause” in a trade agreement ensures that the parties´ international labor rights commitments have equal dignity and binding force with their trade obligations. The threat of economic sanction for non-observance of labor commitments akin to the penalties for trade rule violations also may provide some “teeth” to induce compliance, unlike the lack of economic sanctions for violation …

Brief For Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach Et Al. As Amici Curiae, Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 V. Holder, Samuel R. Bagenstos

Samuel R Bagenstos

Along with three lawyers from Arnold & Porter, I filed this brief on behalf of former Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, four former Assistant Attorneys General for Civil Rights (two from Democratic administrations, two from Republican administrations) and two former senior career officials in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. The brief defends the constitutionality of Congress's 2006 amendments to the Voting Rights Act.

A Look At Labor Law In The Land Down Under: Industrial Relations In Australia, David S. Bogen

David S. Bogen

No abstract provided.

The Interpretation Of European Union Law And The Dislocation Of The Patterns Of European Social Legitimacy, Philippe Reyniers

Philippe Reyniers

The present paper first defends that the interpretation of European Union law is not an operation that concerns the relationship between a legal norm and a judge, but also the inter- institutional relationship of the judicial and other political legitimacies. It then goes on to analyse the development of new modes of governance as a form of de-judicialisation and an “exit” from regulation by law. It finishes by analysing the Laval case as an example of deference the Court of justice and the European legislator, conceived in an outdated institutional setting. It concludes that the recuperation of legitimacy (“voice”) developed …

Artfully Discriminating: How Hall V. Nalco Co. Applies Title Vii To Adverse Employment Actions Based On Assisted Reproduction Technologies, Patrick F. Madden

Patrick F. Madden

No abstract provided.

Increased Requirements On Proper Organisation Of Companies In Germany, Hans-Michael Mache

Hans-Michael Mache

No abstract provided.

Table 3. Causes Of Negative V. Causes Of Positive Impacts Of Tncs, Irina Feofanova

Irina Feofanova

Appendices to COMBATING OF CHILD LABOR IN AGRICULTURE: CRITICISM OF EXISTING STANDARDS AND ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS.

Table 2. International Standards Of Child Labor In Agriculture, Irina Feofanova

Irina Feofanova

APPENDICES for COMBATING OF CHILD LABOR IN AGRICULTURE: CRITICISM OF EXISTING STANDARDS AND ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS.

Table 1 Causes And Effects Of Child Labor In Agriculture, Irina Feofanova

Irina Feofanova

Appendices for COMBATING OF CHILD LABOR IN AGRICULTURE: CRITICISM OF EXISTING STANDARDS AND ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS

Table 4. Ethical Practices Of Tncs: Failures Or Success, Irina Feofanova

Irina Feofanova

Appendices to COMBATING OF CHILD LABOR IN AGRICULTURE: CRITICISM OF EXISTING STANDARDS AND ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS.

Combating Of Child Labor In Agriculture: Criticism Of Existing Standards And Role Of Transnational Corporations, Irina Feofanova

Irina Feofanova

According to International Labour Organization (ILO) statistics, more than 70 percent of all child laborers work in agriculture. From tending cattle, harvesting crops, to handling machinery or holding flags to guide planes spraying pesticides, more than 132 million girls and boys, aged 5 to 14, help produce much of the food and drink people consume, as well as fibers and primary agricultural materials. ILO also notes that, of course, the numbers vary from country to country but it is estimated that at least 90 percent of economically active children in rural areas in developing countries are working in agriculture. However, …

The Slaves’ Own Country, Savad Rahman

savad rahman

No abstract provided.

Procedural Extremism, Melissa R. Hart

Melissa R Hart

No abstract provided.

Citizen Employees, Richard R. Carlson

Richard R Carlson

“Citizen employees” are employees who favor the public interest even when doing so exposes them to the risk of retaliation by their employers. They are widely praised in the media, but laws for their protection are uneven, incomplete, and inadequate for their protection. This article proposes that lawmakers should recognize citizen employees as a distinct class for purposes of drafting and developing laws for their protection. This article also proposes that lawmakers should define the protected conduct of citizen employees broadly and with reference to a broad range of public interests, and that they should authorize the courts to develop …

The Case Against The Employee Free Choice Act, Richard A. Epstein

Richard A. Epstein

This monograph offers a comprehensive critique of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) now before Congress. EFCA would fundamentally alter the current labor law in three ways. The first of these is to allow unions to opt for recognition through a card check instead of the secret ballot currently required under the National Labor Relations Act. The second would institute a regime, if the parties do not reach an agreement within 130 days after the union is recognized, of compusory arbitration and arbitrator-imposed requirements and restrictions, binding for a two-year period. The third would increase the current sanctions for unfair …

Balancing Competing Priorities: Affirmative Action In The United States And Canada, Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker

Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker

This Article shall present a detailed analysis of Equality Rights in the United States and Canada, and their relationship to race based government affirmative action programs as practiced in those two countries. At its most basic level, Equality Rights can be defined generally as the idea that a government must not discriminate against its citizens (i.e. treat some of them differently from others). Yet given this general definition of Equality Rights, how can one reconcile the concept with that of race based affirmative action programs? As this Article shall demonstrate, via its survey of the radically opposed American and Canadian …