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Relied upon for the heavy lifting: can employment protection legislation reforms lead the EU out of the jobs crisis?
Author(s) -
Heyes Jason,
Lewis Paul
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/irj.12095
Subject(s) - scrutiny , legislation , deregulation , employment protection legislation , business , social security , economic policy , european union , lead (geology) , labour economics , market economy , economics , political science , law , economic growth , unemployment , geomorphology , geology
This article examines the current drive within the European Union to weaken employment protection legislation. It subjects the case for reform to critical scrutiny and argues that labour market deregulation and the erosion of employment and social protections are reducing workers' security while failing to stimulate economic recovery.