East Asian Labor and Employment Law: International and Comparative Context

ISBN-13: 9781107018334 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 570 str.

Ronald C Brown

Opis

This book deals with international labor and employment law in the East Asia Region (EA), particularly dealing with China, South Korea, and Japan. It explores and explains the effects of globalization and discusses the role of international lawyers, business personnel, and human resource directors who are knowledgeable, culturally sensitive, and understand the issues that can arise when dealing in EA trade and investment. The text and readings (from area experts) are organized and written to provide the reader with, first, a broad understanding and insight into the global dimensions of the fast-emerging area of labor and employment issues (e.g., global legal standards and their interplay with domestic and foreign laws); and second, to show how these laws and approaches play out in specific EA countries (comparing global approaches with the specific laws of each country on four common agenda items: regulatory administration, workers' rights, trade unions, and dispute resolution). The book should be of interest not only to lawyers, students, human resource personnel, and government officials, but also to business investors, managers, and members of the public interested in the growing phenomenon of changing labor laws and societies in China, South Korea, and Japan.

Recenzje

"Ron Brown has woven together a masterful mosaic of information on the global tectonics that in-house labor and employment lawyers must consider when advising their clients about the East Asian reaches of its employment and staffing structures. As multi-national enterprises expand their value chain in this region, issues of direct foreign investment, out-sourcing, supply chain management, and conflicting cultures and laws all bear upon deployment of human capital. Professor Brown thoughtfully addresses these issues and offers a rich discussion of the labor and employment laws of East Asia. His ability to place these laws in a global context of a transfiguring world economy is what makes this book especially important for in-house labor and employment counsel. His thorough analysis is both fascinating and informative. Professor Brown’s book allows employment professionals to understand the cultural and governmental context from which East Asian laws and regulations governing these employment practices have emerged – and to even sense their likely evolution."
- Mark Nordstrom, Senior Labor and Employment Law Counsel, General Electric Company

Spis treści

1. Perspective: globalism and its impacts; 2. Global legal standards; 3. Agenda items: criteria, alternatives, and evaluative standards; 4. East Asian labor law regimes; 5. Evaluating comparative and competitive advantages in East Asian HRM practices.