This timely book traces the development of EU employment law and social policy. It provides a detailed overview of legislation and case law in the areas of collective and individual employment rights, including redundancies, transfers of undertakings, working time, part-time, fixed term and temporary employment. The author further considers the important provisions concerning equality of treatment on the basis of gender, race, age, disability and religion. "EU Social and Employment Law offers essential expertise in this increasingly important and fast changing area of European law.