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Labor law (definition)

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Labor law is a set of diverse norms regulating the relationship between the workers, employing entities, trade unions and the government

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Why labor law? (4)

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  • Reduces the unequal bargaining power between the employee and employer
  • Protects the employee from abuse
  • Allows employer to plan and control employee
  • Advantages and limits are experienced as employee, employer, manager business owner
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Sources of the labor law (7)

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  • Interntional treaties and agreements
  • EU Directives
  • Member State’s laws
  • Case law
  • Collective labor agreements
  • UN International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
  • European Social Charter
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Aspects of labor law (8)

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  • Freedom of employmen
  • Nature of the contract
  • Lenght of the contract and termination
  • Minimum wage
  • Labor conditions
  • Non-discrimination
  • Right to organize and collective bargaining
  • Social security
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Civil law contract

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Usually made for a task, is limited in time and does not provide special rights. The control is focused on result rather than performance

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Employment contract

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Usually made for a function, longer and more stable, and provides additional benefits/guarantees to the worker. Employer exercises control over daily activities of the employees.

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Criteria for employment contract (3)

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  • One of the parties is an individual
  • The contract is made for long or undefined time
  • The contract is made to fulfil a certain function
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Tests to qualify the employment contract (3)

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  • Control test
  • Integration test
  • Economic reality test
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Dutch Tax Authority test (7)

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  • Duration of the agreement (longer -> e)
  • Scope of the work (more hours -> e)
  • Nature of the work (core activities -> e)
  • Level of payment ( below average -> e)
  • Organizational integration (integrated -> e)
  • Liability of contracter (not liable for damages -> e)
  • Execution of work (controlled by -> e)
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Discrimination (definition)

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The unequal treatment in similar cases based on irrelevant factors

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Direct discrimination (definition)

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Explicit disadvantage based on irrelevant factors

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Indirect discrimination (definition)

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Implicit disadvantage based on irrelevant factors

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Positive discrimination (definition)

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Advantaging someone who is generally disadvantaged due to an irrelevant factor