Economic pressure, as well as transnational and domestic corporate policies, has placed labor law under severe stress. Thematic and regional comparisons capture the challenges of a globally comparative perspective on labor law.

Contents: Introduction to the Comparative Labor Law Handbook Guy Mundlak and Matthew Finkin PART I COMPARING LABOR LAW 1. The Rich Panoply of Sources of Labor Law: National, Regional and International Marilyn J. Pittard and Stuart Butterworth 2. Comparative Labor and Employment Law in Developed Market Economies: Fostering Market Efficiencies or Repairing Market Failures? Silvia Bonfanti, Cynthia Estlund and Nuno Garoupa 3. The Challenge to Comparative Labor Law in a Globalized Era Kerry Rittich and Guy Mundlak PART II THEMATIC COMPARISONS 4. The Subjects of Labor Law: “Employees” and Other Workers Guy Davidov, Mark Freedland and Nicola Kountouris 5. Who is an Employer? Luisa Corazza and Orsola Razzolini 6. Employee Autonomy, Privacy, and Dignity Under Technological Oversight Matthew W. Finkin, Rüdiger Krause and Hisashi Takeuchi-Okuno 7. Legal Protection for Employee Mobility Alan Hyde and Emanuele Menegatti 8. The Lasting Influence of Legal Origins: Workplace Discrimination, Social Inclusion and the Law in Canada, the United States and the European Union Kevin Banks, Roberta Nunin and Adriana Topo 9. Job Loss Joanna Howe, Esther Sanchez and Andrew Stewart 10. Freedom of Association Alan Bogg and K.D. Ewing 11. Employee Voice Outside Collective Bargaining Monika Schlachter and Achim Seifert PART III REGIONAL COMPARISONS 12. European Union Labour Law and the European Social Model: A Critical Appraisal Frank Hendrickx and Stefano Giubboni 13. Labor Law in Transition: From a Centrally Planned to a Free Market Economy in Central and Eastern Europe Erika Kovács, Nikita Lyutov and Leszek Mitrus 14. Building BRICS of Success? Sean Cooney, Darcy Du Toit, Roberto Fragale, Roger Ronnie and Kamala Sankaran Index