L'auteure analyse les rapports entre la loi et la negociation collective dans le systeme des relations professionnelles, et constate la mutation profonde de ces rapports depuis environ vingt ans. La contribution que souhaite apporter Madame Morin est de preciser les donnees juridiques de ce...

We provide evidence on the potential for reforms in labour law to reverse deunionization trends by relating an index of the favorability to unions of Canadian provincial labour relations statutes to changes in provincial union density rates between 1981 and 2012. The results suggest that...

While proponents argue that minimum wage laws are essential in improving social welfare and economic well-being, implementation of minimum wage laws can also be associated with increased unemployment and the movement of workers into the informal sector where worker protection and workplace...

Alors que les adeptes des lois sur le salaire minimum les considèrent comme essentielles pour améliorer le bien-être social et économique, la mise en application des lois sur le salaire minimum peut aussi entraîner une hausse du chômage et un déplacement des travailleurs dans le secteur...

The paper treats a very important issue, of the present, with extensive and multiple implications for public health (Anderson, et al., 2005). The work can be considered as an interdisciplinary study justified by the following two arguments. First, it is essential to applied research step, the...

With high unemployment, low participation of specific groups such as the low-skilled and those nearing retirement age, and relatively low average hours worked, France is far from using its full labour potential. Improving the labour market situation would not only increase living standards and...

This paper examines how different unionisation structures affect firms' innovation incentives and industry employment. We distinguish three modes of unionisation with increasing degree of centralisation: (1) "Decentralisation" where wages are determined independently at the firm-level, (2)...

This paper presents a selective survey of the recent literature on labour market institutions and offers new empirical EU-based evidence on the impact of labour market reforms on employment and labour market adjustment. While the literature traditionally treats labour market institutions as...

We analyse a recently developed leximetric dataset on Indian labour law over the period 1970 to 2006. Indian labour law is seen to be highly protective of workers' interests by international standards, particularly in the area of dismissal regulation. We undertake a time-series econometric...

This paper examines the state of labour protection in four countries (UK, USA, France and Germany) during 1970-2006. It supports the contention of the legal-origin theory that UK and USA (common law countries) intervene less in the labour market and grant less protection to labourers. It also...