The European Private Law community in Europe has been on its way towards a common frame of reference for some time. The same, however, cannot be said about labour law. Only relatively recently a group was formed with the aim to arrive at a ‘Restatement’ of labour law in Europe. The following article, written by one of the initiators of the group, tries to answer the question how come that it seems so difficult for labour lawyers to flesh out common rules and principles.
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations