"Labour relations in the public service are undergoing a transformation, possibly more profound than the public sector. The concurrent effect of economic, technological and social pressures are challenging the very concept of public service and consequently the position of employees" --from the author's general report. This important work brings together in one volume the author's general report and ten of the national reports presented by the panel on employees' collective rights in the public sector which convened at the XIVth International Congress of Comparative Law in Athens. It...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this monograph on labour law in Italy not only describes and analyses the legal aspects of labour relations, but also examines labour relations practices and developing trends. It provides a survey of the subject that is both usefully brief and sufficiently detailed to answer most questions likely to arise in any pertinent legal setting.

Both individual and collective labour relations are covered in ample detail, with attention to such underlying and pervasive factors as employment...