Subjects:

Employment Law

Contents:

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

Sources and Institutions of Employment Law

PART TWO: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

The Nature of the Relationship

Terms of the Contract

Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment

PART THREE: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

Discrimination

Equal Pay

Employment Protection

PART FOUR: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

Termination at Common Law

Unfair Dismissal

Redundancy

PART FIVE: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Trade Unions

The Rights of Trade Union Members

Industrial Action

Employment law is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today with statutory changes, European Directives and new cases changing the detail very rapidly. This book steers the student confidently through the complexities, providing summary points at the end of each chapter plus exercises and additional reading.

This edition has been fully updated to reflect recent changes including the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and the Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005.