EU Employment Law

This book traces the evolution of European Union employment law and social policy from its essentially economic origins in the Treaty of Rome through to the emerging themes post-Amsterdam: co-ordination of national employment policies,modernisation of social laws and combating discrimination. Each stage of development of Community employment law and social policy is analysed in depth to give a sense of perspective to this fast changing field. As the European Union seeks to meet the challenges of globalisation the need to develop social policy as a productive factor has come to the fore. The author explains how the social, economic and employment imperatives of European integration have always been intertwined and how the emergence of Community employment law from its hitherto twilight existence is best understood through an examination of consistent strands of policy development.

Autorentext

Jeff Kenner is Professor of European Law at the University of Nottingham.

Inhalt

1 The Emergence of the Social Dimension

2 The Community's 'New Deal'

3 The Single European Act-Catalyst for Action I

4 The Community 'Social Charter'-Catalyst for Action II

5 Community Social Legislation in the Era of the Social Charter

6 The Treaty on European Union: Transition or Transformation?

7 From Maastricht to Amsterdam-Reshaping the European Social Model

8 The Treaty of Amsterdam-An Overview

9 Combating Discrimination-New Concepts, New Laws, New Hierarchies?

10 Reconceptualising Sex Equality and Market Integration in the Court of Justice

11 The European Employment Strategy-Reinventing Social Policy Governance?

12 The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights-Towards a European Social Constitution?