Subjects:

Employment Law

Contents:

PART 1: Foundations

1 The rise of employment law

2 Sources of employment law and institutions

3 Employment status

4 Barriers to employment rights

PART 2: DISCRIMINATION LAW

5 Introducing discrimination law

6 Principles of sex discrimination law

7 Issues in sex discrimination law

8 Equal pay

9 Race discrimination

10 Disability discrimination

11 Recent addittions to discrimination law

12 Other forms of discrimination law

PART 3: THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT

13 Unfair dismissal - reasons and remedies

14 Unfair dismissal - reasonableness

15 Redundancy

16 Contractual employment rights

17 Implied terms

18 Wrongful and constructive dismissal

PART 4: HEALTH AND SAFETY

19 Health and safety - the criminal law

20 Health and safety - the civil law

21 Working time

PART 5: EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE

22 Wages and benefits

23 Family-friendly statutes

24 Privacy and confidentiality

25 TUPE

PART 6: COLLECTIVE EMPLOYMENT LAW

26 Freedom of association

27 Consultation and bargaining

28 Industrial action

PART 7: EMPLOYMENT LAW IN ACTION

29 Employment tribunal procedure

32 Preparing and presenting a case

This is a textbook on UK employment law which is both introductory and comprehensive. It is aimed primarily at people who have not studied law previously, but who are studying for qualifications at either undergraduate or postgraduate level that include employment law modules.

The book is written in an accessible style, offering explanations of all key concepts, together with examples from the case law to help readers understand all major developments in the field. It differs from other texts on employment law in its extensive coverage of debates about the law, there is thus a considerable amount of evaluative material included alongside chapters which describe and explain the law.

Comparative examples are also included wherever possible. Practical aspects of bringing and defending claims in employment tribunals are also covered. There is also a supporting website which will contain regular updates on employment law as it develops, together with additional learning materials.

• An accessible introduction to employment law, with extensive pedagogic features and clear explanations, thus ensuring that the text is adapted to the needs of people who have not studied law previously.
• Comprehensive coverage of the subject, including individual and collective aspects, includes all the information necessary for employment law modules for non-lawyers.
• Extensive evaluative material introducing students to the major debates about employment law ensures that they can demonstrate a critical understanding.
• Includes practical material on representing parties in employment tribunals which helps to equip students with key competences that can be used when starting work: how to evaluate the likely success of a claimant's case, how to come to a settlement, how to estimate likely damages, and how to prepare a tribunal case.