Constitutional Framework of European Labour Law in Italy, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain

The challenges that labour law currently faces are well known. The emergence of new forms of work and the growing importance of technology in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are important tests of the resilience of this field of law and its function: regulating the labour market. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important to examine the fundamentals of labour law, especially how subordinate labour is addressed in various countries' constitutions, in order to focus the analysis of the new phenomena affecting labour relations on their fundamental frameworks.In this context, this book puts forward an overarching framework that reflects how the Italian, German, French, Portuguese, and Spanish constitutions view labour in terms of both collective and individual relations - particularly the right to collective bargaining, the right to strikes and lock-outs, job security, and the right to remuneration - without losing sight of each Constitution's historical and political context.The aim of this book is therefore to provide an overview of the labour law frameworks in the constitutions of these legal systems and to show, by means of practical examples, how the law concretely implements them. Accordingly, it provides notes on the legal treatment of the topics analysed, serving as a practical guide for the study of these matters in the respective jurisdictions.This book will be of interest to all students and scholars of labour law looking for an overview of the topics covered in all five jurisdictions.

Auteur

Professor Luís Gonçalves da Silva. Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, Portugal; Vice-President of the Labour Law Institute of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (IDT); Member of CIDP - Centro de Investigação de Direito Privado (Private Law Research Centre); Director of the International Labour Law Review (RIDT); Deputy Director of Revista Jurídica Luso-Brasileira (CIDP); Lawyer and Consultant; Member of the list of presiding arbitrators of the Economic and Social Council; Member of the Scientific Committee for Collective Bargaining at the Labour Relations Centre. Luís Gonçalves da Silva participated in the elaboration of the Portuguese Labour Code of 2003, complementary legislation and other diplomas, is a regular speaker at conferences and postgraduate courses, and author of several dozen books and articles, especially in the field of labour law.

Sara Leitão. Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, Portugal; PhD candidate; Member of the Board of the Labour Law Institute of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon; Member of CIDP - Centro de Investigação de Direito Privado (Private Law Research Centre); Secretary-General of the International Labour Law Review (RIDT); Lawyer. Sara Leitão has participated as speaker in several conferences and courses, and is the author of several articles, especially in the field of labour law.