European Labour Law Network (ELLN) - Seminar Report 2011 - “Protection against Dismissal in Europe – Basic Features and Current Trends“

The theme of the 2011 Seminar was “Protection against Dismissal in Europe – Basic Features and Current Trends“. As preparation and background information a Thematic Report was prepared by the Network with the aim to provide a comparative overview of the trends and problems with regard to the termination of employment relationships in the private sector at the initiative of the employer with a specific focus on dismissals for business reasons. This theme was further elaborated during the Seminar by means of presentations, working group discussions and a panel discussion. This report consists of presentations, speeches and background documents as used during the Seminar as well as discussion notes of the working group discussions.

European Labour Law Network (ELLN) - Thematic Report 2011: Dismissal ‐ particularly for business reasons ‐ and Employment Protection

The 2011 Thematic Report of the European Labour Law Network (ELLN) deals with the termination of employment relationships in the private sector at the initiative of the employer with a specific focus on dismissals for business reasons. It examines the situation in the 30 countries of the European Economic Area.

European Labour Law Network (ELLN) - Thematic Report 2010: Protection, Involvement and Adaptation - European Labour Law in Time of Crisis, Restructuring and Transition

Our Thematic Report 2010 deals with European Labour Law in Time of Crisis, Restructuring and Transition. It aims to provide a comparative overview of the trends and problems encountered in the application of some key issues of European Labour Law in a period during which the European economy is confronted with a severe economic crisis.

European Labour Law Network (ELLN) - Thematic Report 2009: Characteristics of the Employment Relationship

The Thematic Report of 2009 examines several aspects of the employment relationship. In particular, it expands on how employment relationships are defined in the Member States of the EU and the European Economic Area countries, which specific categories are recognised in addition to the standard employment contract, and how countries deal with bogus self-employment.

European Labour Law Network (ELLN) - Thematic Report 2008: Challenges of Cross-border mobility

In this Thematic Report, cross-border mergers and transfers will be discussed from the point of view of mobility of employees as well as of the employer. It deals with the posting of workers in the context of the provision of services as laid down in Article 49 of the EC Treaty, cross-border mergers and transfers of undertakings and information and consultation obligations/rights that apply in case of a cross-border merger or transfer of an undertaking.

R. Farrelly: Commission rejects proposed review of controversial posted workers directive (Irish Industrial relations news, 05/2009, 03 February 2009, pp.32-33)

This contribution focuses on the European Commission's rejection of the recommendations of a European Parliament report calling for legislative action in response to three recent ECJ judgements: Laval, Ruffert and Viking. 

B. van Lammeren: Zoeken naar gemene delers ["Leidraad", Magazine of Leiden University, Summer 2008 (only available in Dutch)]

Interview with ELLN co-initiator Professor Guus Heerma van Voss on the initial concept for the ELLN and the new dimension it acquired following the signing of a contract with the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission in Brussels in 2007.

Labour market and Flexicurity strategies – A European challenge [Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW), Issue 8, August 2008, pp. 497 – 527 (only available in German)]*

These contributions focus on specific national experiences and approaches with regard to the strategy of flexicurity. The articles are, for the most part, based on an International Symposium on Flexicurity and Labour law, which took place in the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union in Brussels on 8 April 2008. Includes contributions by Bernd Waas, Ton Wilthagen and Sonja Bekker, Jasmin Pacic, Jens Kristiansen, and Leszek Mitrus.

B. Waas, G. Heerma van Voss: Europäische Kommission und Arbeitsrechtsvergleichung, [Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW), Issue 4/2008 p. 1 (only available in German)]*

This article covers the objectives of ELLN and describes its collaboration with the European Commission.

* We thank the publishing company of the law journal "Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW)", the Verlag Recht und Wirtschaft GmbH, Verlagsgruppe Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt/Main for being so generous and allowing us to publish these articles on our website.