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    Employment contracts in private international law / Louise Merrett.

    • Title:Employment contracts in private international law / Louise Merrett.
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    • Author/Creator:Merrett, Louise.
    • Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Labor contract.
    • Description:xxxviii, 329 p. ; 24 cm.
    • Series:Oxford private international law series.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-320) and index.
    • ISBN:9780199591046 (cloth)
      0199591040 (cloth)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction
      A. Private International Law Issues Which Arise in Connection with International Employment Contracts
      B. Confusion over `Jurisdiction'
      C. Conclusions
      ch. 2 Employment In National Law
      A. Introduction
      B. Common Law Tests for the Existence of an Employment Relationship
      C. Workers in English Domestic Law
      D. Scope of Employment for the Purposes of Discrimination Legislation
      E. Scope of Employment for the Purposes of Health and Safety Legislation
      F. Agency Workers
      G. Meaning of Employment in Other European Jurisdictions
      H. Conclusions
      ch. 3 Meaning Of Employment From A Private International Perspective
      A. Introduction
      B. Theories of Characterization
      C. Characterization in European Law
      D. Autonomous EU Definition of Contract of Employment
      E. Conclusions
      ch. 4 Jurisdiction Under The Brussels I Regulation
      A. Introduction
      B. Jurisdictional Regimes: When Do the Brussels I Regulation Rules on Jurisdiction Apply?
      C. Special Jurisdictional Rules in Employment Cases
      D. Special Rules for Employment Contracts in Section 5 of the Brussels I Regulation
      E. Article 5(5): Branch, Agency, or Other Establishment
      F. Reliance on Other Heads of Jurisdiction: The Exclusive Application of the Section 5 Rules in Employment Cases
      G. Lis Alibi Pendens
      H. Conclusions
      ch. 5 National Jurisdiction Rules In Employment Cases
      A. Introduction
      B. Service of Proceedings in Common Law Cases
      C. Jurisdiction in Employment Tribunals
      D. Court's Adjudicatory Discretion: Forum Non Conveniens in Employment Cases at Common Law
      E. Forum Non Conveniens in Employment Tribunals
      F. Forum Non Conveniens in Brussels I Regulation Cases: The Owusu Issue
      G. Conclusions
      ch. 6 Choice Of Law
      A. Introduction
      B. Historical Development of Choice of Law Rules in Employment Cases
      C. Scope of the Rome I Regulation Rules on Employment Contracts
      D. Article 3: Express and Implied Choice of Law
      E. Article 8(2): Applicable Law in the Absence of Choice
      F. Article 8(4): Displacement of the Presumptions
      G. Continued Application of Mandatory Rules
      H. Choice of Law in Non-Contractual Claims
      I. Conclusions
      ch. 7 Mandatory Rules In Employment Cases
      A. Introduction
      B. Mandatory Rules and Public Policy in Private International Law
      C. Mandatory Rules in the Rome Convention
      D. Mandatory Rules in the Rome I Regulation
      E. Overriding Mandatory Rules in English Employment Legislation
      F. Territorial Scope of English Employment Legislation
      G. Conclusions
      ch. 8 Posted Workers
      A. Introduction
      B. Applicable Law and Mandatory Rules in Posted Worker Cases
      C. Posted Workers in European Law: the Posted Workers Directive
      D. Restrictive Interpretation of the Posted Workers Directive
      E. Compatibility of UK Employment Law with the Posted Workers Directive
      F. Section 204 of the Employment Rights Act 1996: A Mandatory Rule Under Article 9 of the Rome I Regulation?
      G. Conclusions
      ch. 9 Cross-Border Enforcement Of Restrictive Covenants
      A. Introduction
      B. Employees' Obligations in English Law
      C. Private International Law and the Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants
      D. Conclusions
      ch. 10 Conclusions.
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