PUBLICATIONS
Lamers, J.J.M. mr: “Medezeggenschap in concerns”, Effectiviteit van de nationale wetgeving en de Europese Richtlijn. Samson Bedrijfsinformatie, Alphen aan den Rijn, 1995. ISBN: 90-14-05206-5. This book considers whether Dutch law contains effective provisions for worker participation in enterprises belonging to a corporate group. The novelty was that it bridged the gap between employees consultation rights in labour law and those in company law with a focus on its applicability in multinational companies.
Lamers, Josee: “The added value of European Works Councils”, AWVN, Haarlem, 1998. ISBN 90-803162-4-5. The research is sponsored by the European Commission. It has also been edited in the Dutch language. The book reports about interviews with central management and employees’ representatives of European Works Councils (Art. 13) in 18 Dutch Groups. Here Lamers introduced the concept of Added Value of European Works Councils. The concept soon passed the Dutch borders and became well known in the European Community of the European Commission, social partners and companies.
Lamers, Josee: “The Euro Works Councils, an emerging practice”, HSI, University of Amsterdam, 1996. A case study for the ILO Task Force on Industrial Relations, in the framework of the ILO World Labour Report 1997-1998. The novelty in this study is the analysis of the quantitative impact of the European Works Councils Directive, subdivided into country, sector and workforce.
Prof.dr. R.Blanpain, Mr. D.C.Buijs, Mr J.J.M.Lamers: “Medezeggenschap op Europees niveau. De EU-Richtlijn van 22 september 1994”. Kluwer, Deventer, 1997.
ISBN 90 312 1614 3.
A combined preliminary report for the Dutch Association of Labour Law, the Dutch Association of European Law and the Association of Comparative Law.
Josee Lamers: “Dutch national report (II)”, in : M. Rigaux- F. Dorssemont (ed) European Works Councils. A legal analysis of the European Works Council: towards a revision of Directive (EC) no 94/45? Inter-University Working Group on European labour Law. Intersentia Rechtswetenschappen, Antwerpen-Groningen, 1999.
ISBN 90-5095-059-0.
AWVN: Employers and Labour relations in the Netherlands, AWVN, Haarlem, 2005. This brochure provides a clear and concise account of the consultation structure between the employer organisations and trade unions, about Dutch labour law and social security. It’s written for foreign companies and managers conducting business in the Netherlands.
Josee Lamers, Nicoline Tolhoek: “Poland, Employment and Labour Relations. AWVN Employers’ Guide”, AWVN, Haarlem, 2006. A brochure to serve as a simple and straightforward guide for companies and managers conducting business in Poland.