The second edition of Essential Social Security Law, examines the law that seeks to alleviate the economic and social consequences suffered by people in the event of a complete or partial loss of income. It focuses on those contingencies that have a direct impact on a person’s earning capacity.

Contents

• Introduction to social security law
• Old age and death
• Employment injuries
• Unemployment
• Sickness
• Invalidity
• Medical care
• Maternity
• The need to maintain children
• Personal and community crises
• Hardship caused by the state
• The lack of opportunities for disadvantaged members of society
• Financing social security
• The administration of social security
• Discrimination in social security legislation
• Migrant workers
• The role of the International Labour Organisation in social security