Finger in the Dyke or the Floodgates Stemmed? Sections 29–40 of the Employment Act 2002

This article considers Sections 29–40 of the Employment Act 2002 in the context of post-War developments in labour relations culminating in the National Industrial Relations Court. It considers the development of Employment Tribunal which rather than being the last resort intended by the legislators, has become the first resort of complainants, often for trivial matters by employees; or by employers taking an extremely broad view of Gross Misconduct by employees. Due to the volume of cases and the shortage of Chairs, cases are constantly delayed and postponed. The article posits that these are the principle reason behind the framing of Sections 29–40 of the Employment Act 2002 which introduced a new Section 9(1)(a) into the Employment Tribunals Act 1995. This has given the Chair of an Employment Tribunal the authority to strike out a weak case at a Pre-Hearing Review that will strike the case out once and for all at this juncture. The aim is to encourage employers to have proper procedures and for employees to follow them. This article suggests that in fact the reforms will have the opposite effect; that they have introduced another layer of legal complexity which will further increase the number of cases brought before the Employment Tribunal.     

云南农业产业化经营中面临的主要困难及对策

云南农业产业化实施进程中遇到的困难和问题,成为发展现代农业的“瓶颈”。采取有效措施,促进云南农业产业化经营,是云南农业发展的必然要求。     

山西农村产业结构调整的构思

山西农村农业结构的现状是农业低而不稳,基础十分薄弱;工业大而不强,粗放,低放,对环境破坏严重;第三产业快而不全,与生产社会化、专业化、现代化的要求相适应的社会化服务体系不健全、不配套.这种不合理的产业结构,是在计划经济体制下,执行全国经济一盘棋的结果,已完成其历史使命.在市场经济体制下,依托当地的资源优势,以可持续发展为指导,选择"草业、林果业--畜牧业--农副产品加工业"这样一个新的产业链,是山西农村调整和优化其产业结构的一条行之有效的道路.     

对知识经济内涵的剖析

认识知识经济，应当深入了解知识的概念和知识经济的内涵。知识经济改变了传统的资源配置方式和生产要素的投入比例，改变了产业结构，是世界一体化经济。     

“五比一创”劳动竞赛是促进企业发展的有效途径

天铁集团工会近年加强对"五比一创"劳动竞赛的组织与引导,不断丰富其竞赛内容,建立健全考核奖励机制,有力地促进了企业的发展。     

深化厦漳产业合作的难点与对策——以厦漳泉大都市区同城化为背景

为了加快厦漳泉大都市区的发展,适应同城化的城市现代化发展趋势,2011年8月福建制定了《福建省加快推进厦漳泉大都市区同城化的工作方案》,明确了厦漳泉大都市区同城化的发展定位与主要目标。随着《厦漳泉大都市区同城化合作框架协议》的正式签订,厦漳产业合作开始进入了一个以厦漳泉大都市区同城化为背景的发展新阶段。在同城化条件下,深化厦漳产业合作仍存在战略制约和体制制约这两个较为突出的难点,需要进一步通过改革和转变经济发展方式予以解决。     

论我国反垄断法适用除外制度

反垄断法适用除外制度是反垄断法的一项重要法律制度,在各国反垄断立法中均得以确立。美国、德国、日本和欧盟等国家和地区的反垄断法适用除外制度比较完善,且各具特色。反垄断法适用除外制度的形成根源于垄断对经济发展影响的两面性。适用除外制度与一国的政治、经济和国际关系密切相关,对保证国民经济的健康发展具有重要意义。本文通过阐述反垄断法适用除外制度的理论基础,比较国外反垄断法适用除外制度的内容,对我国反垄断法适用除外制度现状进行分析,提出了完善我国反垄断法适用除外制度建议。     

论我国产业政策的法治化及实施制度重构

产业政策的实施机制的完备是产业政策功能实现的根本,而产业政策的实施必须按法治化的思路进行,而当前我国处于经济转型期,现有的经济体制状况要求国家宏观调控主要运用经济政策和经济杠杆对经济生活进行间接的、一定范围内的干预。在这种体制转型过程中,产业政策可以起到关键性作用。     

东北老工业基地信息化水平分析

在振兴东北老工业基地的过程中,信息化技术的应用将发挥重要的作用。目前,东北老工业基地的信息化水平具有信息化指数高、发展速度慢,与信息化高水平地区差距大的特点。为此,应抓紧在经济和社会发展的重要领域和关键环节率先应用信息技术,积极运用信息技术改造和提升传统产业,调整和改造东北等工业基地的落后局面,加快企业信息化的步伐。     

How Chinese enterprises live in freedom, competition under the rule of law

China has thoroughly amended its corporate law and hastens to formulate an anti-monopoly law. To rebound then deny the planned economy once adopted, China firmly practices marketization reform. However, common-recognized rules haven’t taken shape without sufficient gaming and, lots of quick introduced legislations are only superficial provisions. As the trend of corporate legal system in developed countries, freedom and responsibility are the two contraries but not contradictory directions during the recent reform of China’s corporate law. One is deregulation, e.g., introducing one-person company and the transition from approval system to registration system for the establishment of a company; while the other is adding various provisions of responsibility and liability to the Company Law for controlling shareholders, actual controllers, directors, supervisors and top managers. The Anti-Unfair Competition Law of China not only prescribes unfair competition but also counters monopoly. In general, it mainly focuses on anti-monopoly provisions, to popularize the concept and value of free market, making systematic regulations on any kinds of monopoly. This article reviews its background, process, meaning as well as the problems encountered. As there remains somewhat a mystery that China rapidly develops, it may also reflect a fringe of the reason. Prepared for presentation at the Global Fellows Forum, the Hauser Global Law School Program, New York University School of Law, 25 October 2006. The author is a global research fellow of the Hauser Global Law School Program, NYU School of Law. He is grateful to Jerome Cohen, Eleanor Fox and William Allen for most helpful comments, to J. H. H. Weiler for aborative presiding, and to Hua Xiao, Justin Fong, Alex Wang and Han Han for English language assistance.