Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Sources of law and policy -- Historical development : Messina to Lisbon -- Policy-making -- The legislative process -- Social security -- Disability -- Corporate social responsibility -- Social exclusion -- Common employment policy -- Collective redundancies -- Transfers of undertakings -- Insolvency -- Information and consultation -- Terms of employment -- Parental leave -- Pregnant workers -- Young workers -- Part-time work -- Fixed-term employment -- Temporary agency employment -- Working time -- Posting of workers -- Equal pay -- Workers -- Equality of opportunity -- Equality of treatment in Social Security -- Occupational Social Security benefits -- The race directive -- Religion, disability, age, and sexual orientation -- Conclusions.