International Labor and Employment Laws: 1 - Tapa dura

Much has changed since the first edition was published in 1997; this edition adds information about privacy, trade secrets, employee duty of loyalty, and covenants not to compete, as well as a new chapter on international employee associations and a discussion of the new European Corporation Statute. The volume is intended to provide basic knowledge of the statutory and regulatory systems of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Canada, Mexico, the US (including the Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico), South Africa, China and Hong Kong, Japan, and Brazil. Other countries are covered in volume two. Parts four and five discuss international organizations and multinational corporations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)