This chapter, which is part of a book exploring various issues that can arise in multinational corporate deals, explores the labor issues implicated in the Daimler-Chrysler merger. The potential combination of two major firms raises a host of labor and employment issues, especially when those...

This article considers the New Zealand Court of Appeal's judgment in New Zealand Basing Ltd v Brown, which held that the Employment Relations Act 2000 does not apply to a claim for unfair dismissal by New Zealand-based pilots against a foreign-based airline where the parties have selected a...

This short article sets out A Twelve Point Plan for Labour, after a review of the pathbreaking Manifesto for Labour Law, written by a host of the most distinguished labour lawyers from Britain, Europe and the Commonwealth. The essence, which became official policy at the Labour Party Conference...

Discussion of the territorial scope of the New Zealand Wages Protection Act in Mehta v Elliot (Labour Inspector). The authors argue that the territorial scope of all New Zealand statutes should be addressed by Parliament as a matter of course. As Judge Colgan pointed out in Mehta, this issue...

This article discusses the problem of the meaning of the term ‘worker' as used in ILO Standards, with particular reference to the principles of freedom of association, both in terms of the constitutional obligation to respect those principles, and of the core freedom of association...

The extension of labor laws in the informal economy, particularly to the brick-kiln industry, has ever been remained debatable. However, some common beliefs prevail that notwithstanding the prompt increase of the informal economy in Pakistan, there is nothing serious concern shown by the...

Domestic work is the subject of an International Labour Organization (ILO) standard-setting exercise that is expected to generate an international Convention in June 2011. As a contribution to that process, this study addresses the working time dimensions of domestic work. Across the globe,...

Many would wonder what labour law has to do with climate change and/or environmental law. It is not immediately apparent what connection there is between the two areas. However there has been recognition internationally, in particular by the United Nations that there is an overlap between labour...

This paper focuses on the nexus between international labour standards and international trade governance, as labour rights provisions (applicable to both local and migrant workers) are increasingly being included in free trade agreements. Nevertheless, for the past few decades, the preservation...