Quality of Employment in Europe

First academic work taking stock of the legal and normative understanding of quality of employment in Europe, examining a range of topics such as collective and labour rights, social security, non-discrimination and equality at work.

Since 2001, 'quality of employment' has been at the core of the political, academic and practical agenda, and has fed a wide-ranging debate. For the first time, a scientific work takes stock of the legal and normative understanding of quality of employment in Europe. In order to develop an interdisciplinary dialogue, the book underlines the importance of law in the debate on quality of employment and suggests how European concepts and tools might be adapted to enrich scientific reflection by employing a rigorous legal approach. To this end, the authors analyse the relevance of the concept of quality of employment in international, European and comparative law, examining a range of topics such as collective and labour rights, social security, non-discrimination and equality at work. Lastly, the authors examine the topic from the 'Capabilities' perspective, proposing concrete and realistic paths for maintaining the European concept of quality of employment and European social Law in the framework of the ILO Decent Work Agenda.

Autorentext

Pascale Vielle is a professor at the University of Louvain, where she specialises in international, European and comparative labour and social protection law. From 2006 to 2011 she was involved in the European network Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe (RECWOWE). She has published numerous books and articles on social law and policy challenges in Europe. Silvia Borelli is a researcher at the University of Ferrara and had in 2011 a research grant at the University of Louvain, financed by the Fonds Spécial de Recherche (FSR). She is member of editorial committee of Lavoro e Diritto, a journal that belongs to the International Association of Labour Law Journals. In 2007 she published the monograph Principi di non discriminazione e frammentazione del lavoro.

Klappentext

Since 2001, quality of employment has been at the core of the political, academic and practical agenda, and has fed a wide-ranging debate. For the first time, a scientific work takes stock of the legal and normative understanding of quality of employment in Europe. In order to develop an interdisciplinary dialogue, the book underlines the importance of law in the debate on quality of employment and suggests how European concepts and tools might be adapted to enrich scientific reflection by employing a rigorous legal approach. To this end, the authors analyse the relevance of the concept of quality of employment in international, European and comparative law, examining a range of topics such as collective and labour rights, social security, non-discrimination and equality at work. Lastly, the authors examine the topic from the Capabilities perspective, proposing concrete and realistic paths for maintaining the European concept of quality of employment and European social Law in the framework of the ILO Decent Work Agenda.

Inhalt

Contents: Pascale Vielle/Silvia Borelli: Introduction. Legal and Normative Perspectives on Quality of Employment in Europe - Pascal Caillaud/Dalila Ghailani/Ramón Peña-Casas: Conceptual and Legal Framework for Quality of Work and Employment in International Institutions - The European Union and the International Labour Organisation - Jérôme Deumer: Reconciling «Quality of Employment» with the Principles of «Flexicurity» - Pascal Caillaud: The Social Teaching of the Catholic Church and Quality of Work - Silvia Borelli: The Concept of Employee and Quality of Employment - Silvia Borelli: Job Quality in Atypical Forms of Employment. Reality or Utopia? - Filip Dorssemont: The Freedom of Association and the Effective Right to Collective Bargaining in EU Labour Law, as a Lever for Better and Decent Jobs - Elise Dermine: Suitable Employment and Job of Quality - Pascal Caillaud: The Legal Status of the «Offer of Employment». A French Concept of Suitable Employment? - Laura Carlson: Family Friendly Employment as Quality of Employment - Christine Canazza: Quality of Employment within the Active Ageing Strategy - Antonio L. García-Izquierdo/Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa: Equality Employment Opportunity Legislation in Europe. Organisational Barriers and the Organisational Justice Framework for the Promotion of Women at Work - Jean-Michel Bonvin/Nicola Cianferoni/Frédéric Widmer: Normative Avenues. Promoting Quality of Employment in the European Union and Beyond. The Necessary Contribution of Law.