Labour Law in Iceland
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Þessi bók um Ísland er sprottin úr hinu þekkta ritsafni International Encyclopaedia of Laws og lýsir og greinir ekki aðeins lagalegar hliðar vinnusambanda heldur skoðar einnig starfshætti á vinnumarkaði og þróun hans. Hún veitir yfirlit sem er í senn hæfilega stutt og nógu ítarlegt til að svara flestum þeim spurningum sem líklegt er að vakni í lagalegu samhengi.
Fjallað er ítarlega um vinnusambönd einstaklinga jafnt sem heildarsamtaka, með athygli á undirliggjandi þáttum á borð við ráðningarsamninga, tímabundna niðurfellingu þeirra, reglur um uppsagnir, samkeppnisákvæði og alþjóðlegan einkamálarétt. Höfundur lýsir öllum helstu atriðum þeirra reglna sem gilda um vinnutíma og laun, hlunnindi, hugverkaréttindi, starfsemi stéttarfélaga, samtök atvinnurekenda, þátttöku starfsfólks, kjarasamninga, vinnudeilur og margt fleira.
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this monograph on Iceland not only describes and analyses the legal aspects of labour relations, but also examines labour relations practices and developing trends. It provides a survey of the subject that is both usefully brief and sufficiently detailed to answer most questions likely to arise in any pertinent legal setting.
Both individual and collective labour relations are covered in ample detail, with attention to such underlying and pervasive factors as employment contracts, suspension of the contracts, dismissal laws and covenant of non-competition, as well as international private law. The author describes all important details of the law governing hours and wages, benefits, intellectual property implications, trade union activity, employers’ associations, workers’ participation, collective bargaining, industrial disputes, and much more.
Nánar um bókina
- Kluwer Law International B.V.
- 9789403548340
- 9789403549439
- ePub
- 4
- Elín Blöndal
- English
- 2022-10-20
- 100
- 2
- 2
Kaflar
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- The Author
- Table of Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- Chapter 1. General Background
- §1. Geography, Location, Size and Boundaries
- §2. The Political System
- §3. Vital Statistics
- I. Employment
- II. Employment in Different Industries
- §4. Underlying Social and Cultural Values of Society
- Chapter 2. Definitions and Notions
- §1. Distinction Between Labour Law (Industrial Relations) and Other Branches of Law, Especially Social Security Law
- I. Social Security Law
- II. Labour Law
- §2. Definitions of Labour Law and of the Concepts Which Are Most Frequently Used
- I. The Employment Relationship
- II. Employee
- III. Employer
- Chapter 3. Historical Background
- Chapter 4. Role of Government Institutions in the Shaping and Administration of Labour and Industrial Relations Policy
- §1. The Directorate of Labour
- §2. The Administration of Occupational Safety and Health
- §3. The State Conciliation and Mediation Officer
- Chapter 5. Sources of Labour Law
- §1. Constitution
- §2. Acts of the Legislature and Judge-Made Law
- §3. The European Economic Area
- §4. Collective Agreements
- §5. The Individual Employment Contract
- §6. Relationship (Hierarchical Order) Between the Different Sources of Labour Law
- Chapter 6. International Private Labour Law
- Part I. The Individual Employment Relation
- Chapter 1. Definition and Concepts
- §1. The Different Categories of Employee
- I. Public Sector Employees
- II. Private Sector Employees
- III. Specific Categories in the Labour Market
- A. Seamen
- B. Foremen
- C. Vocational Trainees
- IV. Self-Employed Persons
- §2. Individual Labour Contracts
- I. Different Categories of Labour Contract
- A. Indefinite Period
- B. Definite Period
- C. Trial Period
- II. Vocational Trainee Contracts
- A. Form and Content (Written or Unwritten, Mandatory Provisions, Etc.)
- B. Changes in Terms of Employment
- C. Transfer of Undertakings
- III. Ability to Conclude an Employment Contract
- A. Competence to Act
- B. Minors
- Chapter 2. Rights and Duties of the Parties During Employment
- §1. Duties of the Employee (Execution of Orders, Responsibilities, Etc.)
- I. Duty to Perform Work and Obey Managerial Authority
- II. Speed of Work
- III. Quality of Work
- IV. Place of Work
- V. Duty to Be Loyal
- §2. Duties of the Employer
- I. Payment of Wages
- II. Managerial Authority
- III. Safety and Working Environment
- IV. Obligations Regarding Equality and Sexual Harassment
- V. Personal Information about Employees
- VI. Tobacco in the Workplace
- Chapter 3. Working Time, Annual Vacations and Holidays
- §1. Working Time
- §2. The Act on Working Environment, Health and Safety of Workers
- §3. Part-Time Workers
- §4. The Act on Part-Time Workers
- §5. Fixed-Term Employment
- §6. The Act on Fixed Term Employment
- §7. Annual Vacation
- §8. The Vacation Act
- §9. Vacation Period
- §10. Vacation Outside the Vacation Period
- §11. Holidays
- Chapter 4. Remuneration and Benefits
- §1. The Concept of Wages
- I. The Payment of Wages
- II. Wage Deductions
- A. Taxes
- B. Pension Insurance
- C. Union Contributions
- D. Child Support Payments
- III. Wage Guarantee Fund
- IV. Equal Wages
- Chapter 5. Incapacity to Work
- §1. Illness and Accidents
- §2. Pregnancy and Childbirth
- I. Pregnancy
- II. Maternity/Paternity and Parental Leave
- A. The Right to Take Maternity/Paternity Leave
- B. The Structure of Maternity/Paternity Leave
- C. The Right to Payments from the Maternity/Paternity Leave Fund
- D. Maternity/Paternity Grants to Parents Who Are Not Active in the Labour Market and Parents Attending Full-time Educational Programmes
- E. Parental Leave
- III. Attending Sick Children
- Chapter 6. Job Security
- §1. General Principles
- §2. Procedure of Termination
- §3. Terms of Notice in the Event of Dismissal
- §4. Partial Termination of Contract
- §5. Immediate Dismissal
- §6. Collective Dismissals
- §7. Transfer of Undertakings
- §8. Public Employees
- §9. Special Protection of Certain Categories of Employee
- I. Trade Union Representatives
- II. Pregnant Women and Those Taking Maternity/Paternity or Parental Leave
- III. Workers Having Family Responsibilities
- IV. Gender
- V. Race, Ethnic Origin, Religion, Belief, Disability, Impaired Working Capacity, Age, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Characteristics or Gender Expression
- VI. Part-Time Workers
- VII. Transfer of Undertakings
- Chapter 7. Protection of Certain Categories of Workers and Protection Against Discrimination in Employment
- §1. People with Disabilities
- §2. Minors
- I. Prohibited Work
- II. Working Hours
- Chapter 8. Gender Equality
- §1. Measures to Promote Gender Equality in the Labour Market
- Chapter 9. Unemployment Benefits
- Chapter 10. Covenants of Non-competition
- Chapter 11. Inventions by Employees
- Chapter 12. Settlement of Disputes
- §1. Grievance Procedures
- I. Reconciliation Committees
- II. Arbitration
- §2. Role of the Courts
- I. The Labour Court
- II. Courts of General Jurisdiction
- Part II. Collective Labour Relations
- Chapter 1. Trade Union Freedom
- §1. Freedom of Association
- §2. Freedom to Form and Join Trade Unions
- §3. Freedom Not to Join Trade Unions
- Chapter 2. Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations
- §1. Concept and Degree of Organisation
- §2. Trade Unions
- I. Role
- II. Structure
- A. The Icelandic Confederation of Labour
- B. Trade Unions Outside Union Associations
- C. Public Sector Unions
- D. The Confederation of Workers of the State and Communities
- E. The Association of Academics
- F. The Icelandic Teachers’ Union
- III. Rule of Membership
- IV. Lawful Restrictions
- A. Education and Qualifications
- B. Profession
- C. Age
- D. Unpaid Union Fees
- V. Unlawful Restrictions
- A. Residence
- B. Nationality
- C. Gender
- D. Membership of Another Trade Union
- VI. Withdrawal from Trade Unions
- VII. Rights and Duties of Trade Union Members
- VIII. Penalties for Violations
- §3. Employers’ Associations
- Chapter 3. Institutionalised Relations
- §1. Health and Safety in the Workplace
- §2. Information and Consultation
- §3. European Work Councils
- §4. Employees’ Representation in Corporate Bodies
- Chapter 4. Collective Bargaining
- §1. The Collective Bargaining System
- §2. Collective Agreements
- I. What is a Collective Agreement?
- II. Parties to a Collective Agreement and Its Entry into Force
- III. Types of Collective Agreement
- A. General Collective Agreements
- B. Special Agreements
- C. Workplace Agreements
- D. Enterprise Agreements
- E. Company-Related Parts of Collective Agreements
- IV. Content of Collective Agreements
- V. Industrial Peace
- VI. Extension and Coverage of Collective Agreements
- VII. Negotiating Schedule
- VIII. Duration and Termination of Collective Agreements
- IX. Interpretation of Collective Agreements
- §3. The Public Sector
- Chapter 5. Strikes, Lockouts and Other Legal Forms of Industrial Action
- §1. Different Categories of Collective Industrial Action
- I. Strike
- II. Lockouts
- III. Sympathy Action
- §2. Legitimacy of Work Stoppages
- I. The Peace Obligation
- II. Unlawful Work Stoppages
- III. Work Stoppage Monitoring
- §3. Formal Requirements of Notice
- I. Form and Content of the Notice
- II. Competence to Give Notice
- §4. Consequences of Such Actions
- I. Accumulation of Rights
- II. Work During Work Stoppage
- III. Liability
- IV. Government Intervention
- §5. The Public Sector
- §6. Statistics
- Chapter 6. Settlement of Industrial Disputes and Protection of Vital Needs
- §1. Industrial Disputes
- §2. The State Conciliation and Meditation Officer
- §3. The Process of Conciliation and Meditation
- I. Compromise Proposal
- II. Rules of Voting
- §4. Arbitration
- §5. Interaction and Role of the Government
- Selected Bibliography
- Table of Directives
- Table of Statutes