Subjects:

Employment Law

Contents:

1. The Institutions of Employment Law

2. The Nature of a Contract of Employment

3. The Formation of a Contract of Employment

4. Discrimination in Employment

5. Equal Pay

6. Maternity, Paternity and Parental Rights

7. Employment Protection

8. Protection of Wages

9. Transfer of Undertakings

10. Performance of the Contract of Employment

11. Health and Safety at Work

12. Disciplinary, Dismissal and Grievance Procedures

13. Continuous Employment

14. Normal Working Hours and a Week's Pay

15. Rights in Notice

16. Wrongful Dismissal

17. Unfair Dismissal

18. Redundancy

19. Duties of Ex-Employees

20. Practice and Proceedure

21. Individual Trade Union Rights

22. The Law Relating to Trade Unions

23. Law Relating to Industrial Relations

Appendices

Index

Selwyn's Law of Employment , now in its fourteenth edition, is the perfect working text for law students at all levels. It is one of the most comprehensive texts available, and covers the whole spectrum of employment law.

All chapters have been thoroughly revised, including the latest legislative provisions and with wide coverage of case-law and statutory materials from British and European courts. Legal provisions are explained in a manner which is readable and clear, and it well deserves its reputation as being the most popular textbook in this most complex yet vital area of law.

New to this edition:-

• Now updated to include coverage of Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
• Features expanded coverage of discrimination law, including the Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005; and the Disability Discrimination Act 2005
• Improved text design aids readability and navigation
• Coverage of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006