Summary "Employment law"

The history of employment law begins with industrialization of Western countries. From the beginning there has been a steady increase in the areas of employment that the law has come to regulate. Most of the richer countries now have legislation which guarantees a minimum wage for all workers, prevents employees from being dismissed without some reason and requires employers to give their employees a written statement of the main term of their employment contract. The right to strike was one of the first employment rights to be recognized by law. Employment law is very similiar in most western countries, but for example there are fewer employment laws in Japan. But on the other hand, Japanese workers enjoy more security, as insurance benefits and recreational facilities are usually made available to them by companies.