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Employment protection legislation: towards more inclusive or segmented labour markets?

In: Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Advanced Democracies

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  • Agnieszka Piasna

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There are few labour market institutions that match employment protection legislation (EPL) in the level of controversy it continues to generate. It is a contentious issue theoretically and ideologically, with academic and policy debates still in disagreement as to whether it is a means towards more inclusive or rather more segmented labour markets. It is also a subject of an ongoing struggle in more practical terms between social partners, with employers and the labour movement advocating essentially contradicting directions of change. This chapter outlines major controversies around EPL in research and policy debates and presents a systematic overview of different perspectives on its role. The chapter reviews key comparative EPL indicators currently in use, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses as well as the inherent methodological features that might influence the interpretation of results and bias formulation of policies. Finally, the chapter summarizes the evolution of EPL over the past three decades across developed economies by tracing the main policy directions and their stated objectives.

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  • Agnieszka Piasna, 2023. "Employment protection legislation: towards more inclusive or segmented labour markets?," Chapters, in: Daniel Clegg & Niccolo Durazzi (ed.), Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Advanced Democracies, chapter 18, pages 249-263, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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