Commentary on the Labour Code of Georgia

In light of the unstoppable globalization process, every legal interpreter is required not only to constantly deal with, but also to become familiar with a growing number of diverse legal experiences. The need to improve one’s knowledge of law provisions lies at the core of potentially opposing requirements, namely, those of free market and those of social justice. The world of work and the rights connected to it represent the epitome of said dynamics. Even more so, the study of a new and rapidly developing branch of law, just like the Georgian labour law is, constitutes a challenge that the comparatist could not but face. The present commentary analyses one by one each article of the Georgian Labour Code, with due regard to the provisions established both at the supranational level, by International Conventions and the EU legislation, and at the national level, by the single legal systems, which display certain remarkable features from the viewpoint of comparative and labour law. On the basis of a common methodology, the contributions composing this work have outlined the staples of each legal institute concerned, by taking into consideration as well as shedding light upon the efforts made by legal formants, while seeking, at the same time, to strike a balance between the needs of the various subjects involved in industrial relations. The legal issues arising from such phenomena have been analised by means of a comparative law approach that compares the diverse legal measures adopted by different domestic legal systems, alongside their concrete application by court decisions and their legal interpretation, with the solutions applied by the Georgian legislator in that regard.