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“Presented in a user-friendly style, this book is an invaluable tool for all students of employment law. It provides excellent discussion of key areas of the current law.”

Jane Johnson, Senior Lecturer, CoventryUniversity

 

Employment Law is a thought-provoking account of employment law suitable for students approaching the subject for the first time. Legal principles are introduced in the political, social and economic context in which they operate, while statistics and examples are used to relate the law further to the world in which employment law functions.

Features

 

 

The second edition provides:

• Explanation of the fundamental areas of the law, including the employment relationship, employment contracts, hours of work and pay, discrimination, health and safety at work and termination of employment
• Coverage of individual and collective labour relations law
• Specimen examination questions with answer guidelines on the Companion Website

 

 

New to this Edition

 

• Coverage of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005; the Equality Act 2006; the Employment (Age) Regulations 2006; the Work and Families Act 2006; the new TUPE Regulations 2006; case law on the interpretation of the Employment Act (2002) (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004; recent case law on bonus payments to employees and the developing law relating to agency workers
• More in-depth discussion of policy issues and the problem areas within employment law 
• Increased coverage of the law in other jurisdictions such as labour law in the USA
• ‘Law in context’ boxes highlight particularly controversial areas of the law or where there could be reform
• A Companion Website hosts multiple choice questions, regular legal updates, exam questions with suggested answer guidance and guided web links

 

 

Table of Contents

Preface

Publisher's Acknowledgements

Keeping up to date with employment law

Useful websites

Guided Tour

Table of cases

Table of statutes

Table of statutory instruments

Table of European Legislation

Table of Statutory Rights

Abbreviations used when referring to judges

 

Part One: What is Employment Law about: Its history, sources and institutions

1. The context of Employment Law and its institutions

2. The impact of European Union Law and International Labour Standards

3. The impact of Human Rights Law

Part Two: The Employment Relationship

4. The employment relationship

5. The contract of employment

6. Continuity of employment

7. Payment of wages and hours of work

8. Health and safety

9. Discrimination Law

10. Employment rights and the family

Part Three: Termination of the Employment Relationship

11. Wrongful and unfair dismissal

12. Dismissal for economic reasons

Part Four: Collective employment law

13. Trade Unions: their status and their members

14. Collective action

Part Five: The Future of Employment Law

 

Glossary of legal terms

Index

 

 

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Employment Law

Second Edition

John Duddington

 

“Presented in a user-friendly style, this book is an invaluable tool for all students of employment law. It provides excellent discussion of key areas of the current law.”

Jane Johnson, Senior Lecturer, CoventryUniversity

 

Employment Law is a thought-provoking account of employment law suitable for students approaching the subject for the first time. Legal principles are introduced in the political, social and economic context in which they operate, while statistics and examples are used to relate the law further to the world in which employment law functions.

An increased amount of case law and academic discussion in this edition ensures that Employment Law is entirely suitable for the LLB.

The second edition provides:

• Explanation of the fundamental areas of the law, including the employment relationship, employment contracts, hours of work and pay, discrimination, health and safety at work and termination of employment
• Coverage of individual and collective labour relations law
• Specimen examination questions with answer guidelines on the Companion Website

New to this edition

• Coverage of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005; the Equality Act 2006; the Employment (Age) Regulations 2006; the Work and Families Act 2006; the new TUPE Regulations 2006; case law on the interpretation of the Employment Act (2002) (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004; recent case law on bonus payments to employees and the developing law relating to agency workers
• More in-depth discussion of policy issues and the problem areas within employment law 
• Increased coverage of the law in other jurisdictions such as labour law in the USA
• ‘Law in context’ boxes highlight particularly controversial areas of the law or where there could be reform
• A Companion Website hosts multiple choice questions, regular legal updates, exam questions with suggested answer guidance and guided web links

John Duddington is Head of the Law School at Worcester College of Technology and an employment law specialist.  He is also the author of Essentials of Equity and Trusts (Longman).