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Written by top attorneys and scholars from around the globe and edited by attorneys of Littler's International Practice Group.
Written for:
corporate counsel
cross-border legal practitioners
human resources professionals
Designed to allow readers to easily compile information on one issue from multiple countries—in a matter of minutes.
Each country provides answers to the same questions facilitating comparison across 60 countries and the EU.
Questions are organized by topics; topics logically follow the employment cycle—from hiring, to compensation, to termination—enabling readers to quickly find an answer within a country.
Topics covered include:
Sources of Law
Hiring
Employment Contracts
Discrimination
Compensation
Time Off from Work
Benefits
Taxation
Intellectual Property
Codes of Conduct
Employment Information & Privacy
Representation of Workers
Workplace Safety
Termination of Employment
Collective Dismissals, Business Cessation & Sale of a Business
Key Traps to Avoid
Also includes an overview of:
Extraterritorial Application of US Laws
Self-Governance in Global Employment Standards
Chapters include:
European Union
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Estonia
France
Germany
Guatemala NEW!
Honduras NEW!
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Mozambique
Netherlands
Nicaragua NEW!
Nigeria
Panama
Peru NEW!
Philippines
Poland
Portugal NEW!
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia NEW!
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Ukraine NEW!
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Venezuela
Vietnam
This publication also includes a CD-ROM containing the full text of the book.