CatholicSocialTeachingandLabourLawexploresthecontributionthatreligiousethicsmakestodebatesonjusticeinworkinglife.Manyfaithsincludebeliefsaboutthesignificanceofworktohumandevelopmentandtheneedforworktobeperformedunderconditionsthatupholddignity,equality,andsolidarity.Thisbookconsidershowthesubstantiveprovisionsoflabourlawreflectpriorethicalchoicesabouthowworkersshouldbetreated,andhowbeliefsfromCatholicisminfluencethese.ThisbookprovidesathoroughaccountoftheprinciplesfoundinCatholicSocialTeaching(CST),andhowtheseimpacthumanworkandlabourrights.Itteststhecontemporaryrelevanceofitsprinciplesbyapplyingthemtocurrentdebates,usingEUlabourlawasacasestudy.Specifically,itexaminesCSTontherighttoajustwage,therighttorest,workerparticipation,andequalityanddiscrimination.ThebookfindsthatCSToffersfreshinsightsonlong-standinginjusticesinthelabourmarket,suchaslowwagesorpoorworkingconditions,andalsoshedslightonemergingchallengessuchasensuringrestinaneraofdigitalconnectivity.ThebookrecognizesthattensionsariseinareaswheretheChurch’sbeliefsdivergefromthosethatprevailinasecularunderstandingofhumanrights.Thisisparticularlyevidentindebatesrelatingtoequality.Itconcludesthatfaith-basedperspectivesshouldbeincludedinpluralisticdialogueonthefutureoflabourlaw.
