Labour law in south-east Europe
Labour law in south-east Europe

Summary/Abstract: Wage guarantee funds, to be used in case of the bankruptcy of an employer, should be eliminated – this is the demand of the Foreign Investors Council (FIC) in September 2003 only six months after the revised Romanian labour code came into force. This Council calls wage guarantee funds ‘onerous’ and ‘not common in market economies’. Frequently, demands are also raised within south-east Europe to change labour codes to liberalise the labour market. In what context should such demands be seen? Which influences on labour law can be distinguished and how can they be countered? Are problems in labour law comparable between different countries? The following article seeks to address all these questions and provide some answers.

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