Measures taken by the courts of some European countries in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in resolving labour disputes
2020
Abstract
The chapter deals with measures taken by the courts of individual EU and EEA member states in the field of labour law. From a sample of 7 states, a fundamental difference can be observed in the way in which the common-law states and Norway approach the principle of directness and orality of civil proceedings.
It is permissible for evidence to be taken virtually, indirectly, which, however, is contrary to the principles and contemporaneity in a number of courts of the continental system of law.