European labour law and social security; cases and materials

This is the most comprehensive collection of primary source materials in the labour law and social policy of the European Community ever gathered together in one volume. With documents and decisions up to the 1st of May 1999, when the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force, it includes the following: - key legislative instruments in EC labour law and social policy; - significant associated policy documents produced by the Commission; and - important relevant decisions of the European Court of Justice. This enormously valuable material is organised by reference to specific Directives and Treaty provisions. Thus (for example) the progress of a specific Action Programme may be followed through legislature, Commission and Court to reveal a complete overview of iets development since the Community came into being. The author follows this analytic procedure for all major areas of labour law and social policy, including equality of treatment for men and women, equal pay, and working conditions. He also takes into account the amendments and consolidations undertaken in the wake of the intergovernmental conference that accompanied the introduction of the new arrangements under the Treaty of Amsterdam. Easy access to the book's wealth of information is provided by a reference system built on a series of tables presented at the front of the volume. These include two very helpful tables of equivalences that facilitate the process of converting former Treaty article numbers to the article numbers now in force under the amended and renumbered Treaty of Amsterdam. Advocates, judges, policymakers, scholars, and students will all appreciate this long-awaited essential sourcebook in EC labour law and social policy.