Employment law (summary)

Employment law is a specific branch of legal profession which usually deals with disputes between employers and employees.
The employees usually are the weaker subjects, so there are some protections of their rights. For example, there is a compensation if an employee is fired with undisclosed reasons. The employees also have the right to strike, and this feature is recognized by law. Also, people who suffer discrimination at their work have the right to make complaint to an industrial tribunal. There is also an act which gives women the rights to come back to work after giving a birth to a baby.
I must mention an interesting situation in Japan. There workers may live in big cities, their employers provide low-cost accomodation to them.