Collective Bargaining Dynamics & Employment Law Principles

Individual and Collective Autonomy

Article 37.1 of the EC recognizes the right to collective bargaining. It’s important to consider that the rights of workers and employers are on the same level, and neither should be paramount over the other. This recognition must have a material translation: unions, through guarantees, will carry out the negotiation. On occasions, the interests of one group may conflict with the interest of an individual worker; that is, the collective interest represented by a

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Maternity Rights: Leave, Protection, and Allowances

Maternity Rights and Protections

Rights are seen as maternity protection. The rights covered by the Labour Code are:

  1. Pre- and postnatal Rest (maternity leave)
  2. Permit for child’s health if less than one year requires home care.
  3. Allowance for rest periods and leave.
  4. Outside employment regulations.
  5. Prohibition on work harmful to their health during pregnancy.
  6. Right to nursery.
  7. The right to food.

Right to Maternity Leave Extension

Maternity leave includes pre- and postnatal periods. The prenatal period is 6 weeks

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Canon Law and Royal Power: A Historical Analysis

  • The emperor tried to establish a guardianship of the Church.
  • Pope: Church sought to protect itself.

Pope Gregory VII established a set of policy proposals:

  • The primacy of the Pope over the bishops.
  • The autonomy of the Church and the clergy against temporal powers.
  • Their subordination to the protection of Rome.

The autonomy of the Church and the clergy against temporal powers justified the waiver/privilege of the clergy in relation to the temporal forum and the claim of a “special forum” or “privileged

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Roman Law: Rescripts, Jurists, and Edicts in the Principate

Rescripts in Roman Law During the Principate

Similar to the Rescripts (epistulae), anchored in the time of Hadrian, have special importance for the development of the private law of the second and third century AD. The rescript is the opinion of the princeps at the request of a particular legal question. The answers were added to the same request submitted by the petitioners and subscribed by the emperor. They were displayed in public, and the person concerned could apply for a copia. The emperor

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Legislative Initiative: A Comprehensive Process Analysis

A legislative initiative is the process of developing laws through democratic systems. This process involves various actors and distinct phases:

  • Initial Phase: Starts the process.
  • Central Stage: Establishes the content of the law.
  • Final Stage: Ensures the norm’s effectiveness.

Initial Phase: The Initiative

The government is the main driver of the initiative, which originates from a draft law or a law proposition. The processing of a government law project has priority. Requirements for a government legislative

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Spain’s LOREG Rules for Election Polls & Media Use

Election Poll & Survey Regulations (LOREG Art. 69)

Election polls gauge the opinions of citizens, providing precise information that helps political forces in an election process choose the most appropriate strategy to gain voter support. Monitoring their implementation and dissemination is necessary, and they must be subject to rules ensuring sufficient rigor so that the public is not manipulated.

Article 69 of the LOREG (Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime) regulates the publication

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