Employment Law Glossary

Employment Law: definitions, key concepts and practical insights

Employment law governs the relationship between employers and employees, from recruitment through to termination of the employment contract, and also structures the collective life of the business (industry-wide collective bargaining agreements, company-level agreements and employee representative bodies, including the CSE – Social and Economic Committee).

Employment contracts, disciplinary sanctions, dismissal, mutual termination agreements, overtime, harassment, discrimination, and health and safety duties—each concept is subject to specific rules, with procedures and evidence requirements that must be complied with.

In this Employment Law Glossary, Patchwork publishes concise, practical articles to define essential concepts, explain their concrete effects and highlight key risk points in practice.