Subjects:

Employment Law

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Setting the scene: UK Labour Legislation and the new EC Legal Order

PART I

The Contractual Foundations of the Employment Relationship

3. The Terms of Employment Contracts: Implied Terms

4. The Terms of Employment Contracts: Express Terms

5. Collective Agreements and Contracts of Employment

6. Wrongful Dismissal: Remedies and Consequences for Statutory Claims

PART II

Individual Employment Legislation

7. The Coverage of Individual Employment Protection Legislation

8. Wages and Hours Legislation

9. Maternity Rights

10. Unfair Dismissals

11. Redundancy Decisions and the Law

12. Reorganisation in the Context of Takeovers and Transfers

13. Management Reorganisations and Workers' Rights: A Summary of the Current Position

14. Sex Discrimination

15. Equal Pay

PART III

Collective Labour Legislation

16. Rights of Association

17. Legal Support for Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining and Employee Representation

18. Management Decisions and Industrial Action

Index

The new edition of this highly-regarded publication has been updated in the light of developments in the law since the third edition was published in 1998. There have been a considerable number of substantial legislative changes particularly those stemming from the Employment Relations Act 1999 these include new rights on maternity leave, time to care for dependants and parental leave.