Trotz der Mitgliedschaft in der EU und bestimmter Verordnungen der Europäischen Kommission, die für die Mitgliedstaaten verbindlich sind, herrscht weiterhin ein uneinheitliches Bild im Bereich der europäischen Sozialpolitik. Anhand eines Vergleichs der Arbeitnehmerrechte in Deutschland und im...

Der Franquismus wird in diesem Buch unter der Überschrift "Recht als nützliche Fiktion", der Salazarismus unter "schwache Diktatur oder scheinrechtlicher Staat?" betrachtet. Es stellt sich heraus, dass der portugiesische Estado Novo und das Franco-Regime zwei ungleiche Diktaturen waren. Beide...

"Analysing the British Labour Force Survey, we highlight that dependent self-employed workers constitute a group distinct from both employees and independent self-employed workers in the labour market group. Dependent self-employed workers show characteristics of a more volatile labour market...

"The years of transition in Central and Eastern Europe brought with them the unprecedented - in these societies - phenomenon of restructuring with dismissals and growing unemployment. Moreover with the emergence and development of the private sector, new enterprises started to leave former...

"In Germany, there exist around 160 threshold values stating that certain labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size (usually defined by the number of employees). As crossing a threshold may result in additional costs for the firm, it is often hypothesized...

"Analysing the British Labour Force Survey, we highlight that dependent self-employed workers constitute a group distinct from both employees and independent self-employed workers in the labour market group. Dependent self-employed workers show characteristics of a more volatile labour market...

"In Germany, there exist around 160 threshold values stating that certain labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size (usually defined by the number of employees). As crossing a threshold may result in additional costs for the firm, it is often hypothesized...