Has social modernisation a future ? Adventures and misadventures of the French Act of 17 January 2002 on social modernisation
Language
en
Article de revue
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International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. 2003, vol. 19, n° 2, p. 179–186
English Abstract
This paper traces the implementation of labour market reforms in France, with particular reference to the Social Modernisation Act approved by the centre-left government in January 2002. Whereas the new centre-right ...Read more >
This paper traces the implementation of labour market reforms in France, with particular reference to the Social Modernisation Act approved by the centre-left government in January 2002. Whereas the new centre-right government elected in June 2002 has ‘softened’ earlier legislative provisions for the 35-hour week, case law has actually extended redundancy provisions. Significant parts of the Social Modernisation Act have been suspended by a sort of Sleeping Beauty measure for an 18-month period, and the Government’s intention is for the social parties to negotiate the terms of new legislation, in spite of the employers’ apparent reluctance to engage in such negotiations. Against this backdrop, the author outlines a possible scenario for the future of collective bargaining.Read less <
English Keywords
labour law
Social Modernisation Act
France
Origin
Hal imported