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The power to dismiss : trade unions and the regulation of job security in Western Europe / Patrick Emmenegger.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xv, 346 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191782732 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Employees -- Dismissal of -- Europe, Western -- History | Labor unions -- Europe, Western -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780198709237DDC classification: 331.2596 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on print version record.