Documents European Social Charter 118 results

"Terms such as 'Social Europe' and 'European Social Model' have long resided in the political and regulatory lexicon of European integration. But in recent years, and in spite of the adoption of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the EU social profile has entered a profound period of crisis. The ECJ judgments of Viking and Laval exemplify the unresolved tension between the EU's strong market imperatives and its fragile social aspirations while the ongoing economic crisis, while the various 'bail out' packages are producing a constant retrenchment of social rights. The status quo is one in which workers appear to shoulder most of the risks attendant on making and executing arrangements for the doing of work. Chapters in this book advocate a reversal of this trend in favour of fair mutualization, so as to disperse these risks and share them more equitably between employers, the state, and society at large."

"This paper addresses the existing provisions in the European Social Charter (ESC) relating to employee involvement in private enterprises, namely the right to information and consultation and the right to workers' participation. After providing an overview of the Charter's historical development, its relationship with the European Union law and the infl uence on the domestic law of the Member States of the Council of Europe are discussed. There then follows a brief description of the enforcement mechanisms for social rights under the ESC: the reporting system and the collective complaint. The subsequent part illustrates the development of the right to information and consultation in the different versions of the Charter, also considering collective redundancy procedures. This paper concludes by examining the rights to workers? participation included in the Social Charter."

"Work insecurity characterizes the era of globalization. The hazards arising from work exist at all times and in every part of world. Whereas International Labour Organization (ILO) standards and domestic statutory mechanisms have contributed to the reduction of many risks and dangers, a countertrend toward market conditions has multiplied and increased them in number. As this is a growing problem, some countries are making efforts to solve it in different ways. One of the strategies agreed upon at a European level is to strengthen the principles of labour law by means of protection offered by international human rights legislation. Thus, the European Social Charter has been enacted. There is no other comparable system in any other region. This paper aims to examine how useful the Social Charter is in reality."

"En Europe, les ordres juridiques nationaux abordent les droits sociaux comme les « parents pauvres » des droits civils et politiques. En effet, contrairement à ce qui se produit pour ceux appartenant à la première génération des droits humains, la protection juridictionnelle des droits sociaux se heurte à des obstacles inhérents à leur nature et à leur formulation. Organe transnational d'application de la Charte sociale européenne (CSE), le Comité européen des droits sociaux (CEDS) s'engage précisément à introduire une rupture dans cet état des choses. Par le biais des organisations de la société civile (ONG, syndicats), les particuliers disposent de l'outil que sont les réclamations collectives introduites contre l'État, s'ils estiment que celui-ci enfreint les engagements qu'il a pris en tant que partie à la CSE. Grâce à la jurisprudence qu'il a élaborée, le CEDS fait de la Charte non seulement un instrument vivant, susceptible d'assurer l'autonomie de l'individu dans le domaine social, mais également un moyen qui permet aux États de prendre des décisions politiquement légitimes en matière de politique sociale et de relations du travail.
L'ouvrage offre au lecteur la possibilité de découvrir l'organisation et le fonctionnement du CEDS par le biais de la procédure des réclamations collectives. Au moyen de la jurisprudence élaborée par le Comité, il examine le rôle réservé au juge national lors de l'application de la Charte. Il présente de façon détaillée les principaux outils d'interprétation de la Charte que le Comité utilise. Il explore comment le contenu normatif des droits sociaux garantis par la Charte est enrichi en y introduisant des éléments du droit des droits de l'homme, d'une part, et du droit de l'Union européenne, d'autre part.
Ce livre s'adresse aux avocats et aux juges qui se spécialisent dans la protection des droits sociaux en tant que droits de l'homme, ainsi qu'à quiconque souhaite approfondir l'étude du régime conventionnel européen de protection des droits sociaux."

"The current economic and financial crisis erupted several years ago. Its effects impacted deeply upon society, in which legal rules and social patterns have developed to enable the establishment of civilisation, justice and peace. Over time it has become more and more obvious that policy, financial and economic actors have adopted austerity measures as a main tool to solve the ensuing problems, and that these measures have hit social policy standards sometimes dramatically.
Recent analyses have dealt with several aspects of this issue. This book focuses on one important element: the impact on collective labour law. It seeks to add to the debate by presenting mainly legal arguments derived from different sources and backgrounds, examining the EU and 'Troika' measures, the economic and political background and the sometimes dramatic consequences of austerity measures on democracy, collective bargaining and the right to strike. Against the framework of EU law, the relevant ILO Conventions, (Revised) European Social Charter and European Convention on Human Rights provisions, the non-compliance of these measures is analysed and demonstrated. The book is also dedicated to procedural questions, and in particular, how legal approaches may be used to challenge austerity measures."