Public Law Studies Quarterly

Employment Security in Labor Relations Under the United States Legal System

Document Type : Article

Authors

Bizhan Abbasi 1
Jafar Barati 2
Saber Nyavarni 3

1 Prof., Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student in Public law, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor Department of Public and International Law, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2022.338154.3020
Abstract
The concept of employment security forms the foundation of labor relations in the United States. The question is: what does the concept of employment security for workers entail, and how is it reflected in the United States? The strategies for ensuring employment security in America could serve as an ideal model for delineating job security for workers in Iran. Employment security and job security are two distinct but related concepts. Employment security means that a worker can easily find re-employment based on their abilities, regardless of the type of employment relationship. In contrast, job security relies on government support for the continuity of a worker's employment. Legal protections for workers in the United States are provided through the right to collective bargaining and individual employment protections. The nature of labor relations in the United States is based on the flexibility and freedom of the parties to terminate the employment contract. In this country, the issue of employment security is prioritized over job security. Employment policies, at will, as a complement to employment security, assume that labor relations in America are contractual, leading to greater flexibility and the mobility of workers across various economic sectors instead of job stability.

Keywords

job security
United States
‎employment security
the ‎at-will employment
‎employment relationship.‎
Subjects

  1. English

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 54, Issue 4
Winter 2025
Autumn 2024
Pages 2395-2416

  • Receive Date 29 January 2022
  • Revise Date 18 May 2022
  • Accept Date 11 September 2022

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