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Subject: Law (Grad) (LAWS)
CRN: 22887
In Person | Topics Lecture 2
Minneapolis: School Of Law 238
Minneapolis: In Person
The European Union (EU) was originally meant to be an economic integration of the Member States. However, with the broadening and deepening of the integration, it became clear that – as a side effect of economic cooperation – at least some social issues had to be harmonized as well. Starting from a sole provision on equal pay for men and women in 1957, the EU has gradually developed a sophisticated set of rules on equal treatment, working conditions, cross-border working patterns and social security. The EU level legislation on the different fields concerning employment is generally referred as “European Labor Law”, although it is not as coherent and detailed as national labor laws and issues with strategic importance – like the termination of employment or liability for damages – are still left unregulated. Nonetheless the over 20 labor law directives adopted throughout the decades and their interpretation elaborated by the European Court of Justice has had significant impact on the national labor legislation of the Member States and, consequently, on the everyday life of around 210 million European workers. The EU’s legal solutions to tackle various challenges in employment – like measures to enhance work-life balance, to combat harassment or to prevent misuses in atypical work – are often considered as a role model for other countries or for the International Labour Organisation.
2 Credits