Editor:
Erika C Collins
Paul Hastings LLP

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Employment relations in 2011, and legislative and judicial developments in the area of labour and employment law, continue to be coloured by the financial downturn that began in 2008 and the recent sovereign debt crisis throughout the Eurozone. As was the case last year, the 'Year in Review' and 'Outlook' sections of nearly every chapter in this edition detail efforts by countries both to address its continuing effects and to implement regulations aimed at preventing similar crises in the future.

The third edition of The Employment Law Review includes several enhancements meant to better serve employers and employment-law practitioners operating in the global arena. These include two general-interest chapters - one addressing employment issues in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and the other social media in the workplace - as well as a new section in each country chapter addressing translation requirements for employment documents. This edition also boasts the addition of seven new countries, bringing the number of covered jurisdictions to 51. As with the first two editions, this book is intended to assist practitioners and human resources professionals in identifying the issues and determining what might land their client or company in hot water.