Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work offers a rich, global and comparative study of this critical topic, addressing developments in formal and informal economies in countries with different levels of economic development. Mia Rönnmar and Susan Hayter have carefully selected expert contributors who apply an interdisciplinary approach and combine a range of theories and methodologies to provide fresh insights on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on how to tackle gender inequalities in areas such as work–life balance, equality law, global value chains and collective bargaining.

Illustrating the key issues in the subject, this book is an excellent resource for academic researchers and scholars in the fields of industrial relations, work and employment relations, gender studies and equality, labour and international law. Policymakers and employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national, regional and international levels will also find the analysis informative and enlightening.

Studies in Employment and Social Policy

The major trend of population ageing that can be seen in the European Union (EU) and in most other advanced economies has significant consequences for social cohesion, intergenerational solidarity, economic development and the long-term sustainability of health and pension systems. For labour law, industrial relations, and collective bargaining, the implications of the ageing workforce pose specific challenges.

This important book offers a comparative and comprehensive analysis of legislative developments and discourses relating to older workers, prolonged working lives, and the future of work, which are addressed under the themes of fundamental rights developments, dynamics in non-discrimination and employment protection, and advancements in active ageing.

Distinguished international scholars provide an expert examination of current societal, policy, legislative, and case law developments. The contributions address core issues in labour law, non-discrimination law, elder law, and EU law and cover topical developments in Australia, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the European Union, including:

              human rights protection for older persons and protection under the European Social Charter;

              social rights developments in times of profound societal crises;

              ways in which age discrimination and employment protection are linked in law and practice;

              promotion of prolonged working lives in collective bargaining and government policy;

              effect of advances in technology and specifically the potential of telework;

              older workers in informal work and domestic slavery; and

             sustainability and just transition in the context of working life and active ageing;

With its interdisciplinary approach and multitude of theories, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and materials in analysing contemporary discourses and legal trends bearing on the ageing of the workforce and the future of work, this inspiring book will be of great interest to practitioners in labour and employment law worldwide, as well as to academics and policymakers in those fields.

Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work offers a rich, global and comparative study of this critical topic, addressing developments in formal and informal economies in countries with different levels of economic development. Mia Rönnmar and Susan Hayter have carefully selected expert contributors who apply an interdisciplinary approach and combine a range of theories and methodologies to provide fresh insights on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on how to tackle gender inequalities in areas such as work–life balance, equality law, global value chains and collective bargaining.

Illustrating the key issues in the subject, this book is an excellent resource for academic researchers and scholars in the fields of industrial relations, work and employment relations, gender studies and equality, labour and international law. Policymakers and employers’ and workers’ organizations at the national, regional and international levels will also find the analysis informative and enlightening.

Studies in Employment and Social Policy

The major trend of population ageing that can be seen in the European Union (EU) and in most other advanced economies has significant consequences for social cohesion, intergenerational solidarity, economic development and the long-term sustainability of health and pension systems. For labour law, industrial relations, and collective bargaining, the implications of the ageing workforce pose specific challenges.

This important book offers a comparative and comprehensive analysis of legislative developments and discourses relating to older workers, prolonged working lives, and the future of work, which are addressed under the themes of fundamental rights developments, dynamics in non-discrimination and employment protection, and advancements in active ageing.

Distinguished international scholars provide an expert examination of current societal, policy, legislative, and case law developments. The contributions address core issues in labour law, non-discrimination law, elder law, and EU law and cover topical developments in Australia, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the European Union, including:

              human rights protection for older persons and protection under the European Social Charter;

              social rights developments in times of profound societal crises;

              ways in which age discrimination and employment protection are linked in law and practice;

              promotion of prolonged working lives in collective bargaining and government policy;

              effect of advances in technology and specifically the potential of telework;

              older workers in informal work and domestic slavery; and

             sustainability and just transition in the context of working life and active ageing;

With its interdisciplinary approach and multitude of theories, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and materials in analysing contemporary discourses and legal trends bearing on the ageing of the workforce and the future of work, this inspiring book will be of great interest to practitioners in labour and employment law worldwide, as well as to academics and policymakers in those fields.