Fundamentals of Labour Law

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Labour Law (Individual Relations) - Exam Revision Sheet

1. 📌 Essentials

  • Labour law regulates individual employment relationships, balancing employer control and worker protections.
  • Originated during the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing social and economic shifts.
  • Main sources include constitutions, statutes, collective agreements, case law, and supranational norms.
  • Civil law countries rely on civil codes; common law countries emphasize statutes and case law.
  • Collective agreements are but cannot undermine legal minimums.
  • ILO conventions and EU directives influence national labour laws.
  • Contractualisation trend shifts focus from relational to contractual employment.
  • Post-WWII model emphasized full-time, permanent male workers; digital era introduces.
  • Hierarchical sources: labour codes (Europe) vs. collective bargaining (UK).
  • Labour law's evolution reflects changing work forms, from slavery to platform work.

2. 🧩 Key Structures & Components

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1. What is the primary origin of labour law as a legal field?

2. Which of the following sources has the highest hierarchical authority in European labour law systems?

3. Which of the following is considered a main source of labour law in most legal systems?

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Labour Law — focus?

Regulation of individual employment relationships

Labour law — primary focus?

Regulates individual employment relationships.

Sources — types?

Constitution, statutes, agreements, case law, supranational norms

Sources of labour law?

Constitutions, statutes, agreements, case law, norms.

Civil vs. Common Law — difference?

Civil law emphasizes codes; common law relies on statutes and case law

Collective agreements — role?

Set employment conditions, cannot undermine laws.

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