Vulnerable Workers

Malcolm Sargeant is Professor of Labour Law at Middlesex University, UK, and author/co-author of Employment Law (Fifth Edition, 2010), Essentials of Employment Law (Tenth Edition, 2009), Questions and Answers on Employment Law (Third Edition, 2009), Age Discrimination in Employment (1999), Age Discrimination (2011) and Age Discrimination and Diversity (2011). In 2010 Professor Sargeant organised a major conference in London on vulnerable workers jointly between Middlesex University and the Association for the Study of International and Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations (ADAPT). Dr Maria Giovannone is lecturer at the Marco Biagi International and Comparative Study Centre, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, in Italy and is the ADAPT Research Fellow responsible for research into health and safety at work. She has a law degree and the topic for her PhD was industrial relations, on issues related to occupational health and safety in Italy and the UK. Dr Giovannone has worked for a firm specialising in labour law, undertaken research for the Italian Ministry of Labour and is a member of the Certification Commission established at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, to certify labour contracts in Italy.