Wednesday, May 9, 2007

EMPLOYMENT LAW SUMMARY


Employment law is a legislation of workers rights which protects employees in their works.There are some important employee rights and one of them is compensation if a person is dismissed unfairly. The Employment Protection Act gives women the right to return to work after having a baby. People who are discriminated at work have the right to make a complaint to an industrial tribunal. European Court ruled that different ages for receiving retirement pension were legal. There is a conflict between EC and English law.It is related with Sunday trading and with the right to strike.In Britain stores can sell whiskey but not coffee;magazine but not books and etc. and all strikes in Britain can be ,if they have support by a majority vote of workers. In Japan workers don't ask paying for overtime working. But they live in big cities because their employer provide low-cost accommodation.To sum up, better work conditions are in Western countries.

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