A revised new edition of a popular and long-established textbook, updated to include the most relevant developments in employment law today. This edition sees barrister Tom Brown join Deborah Lockton on the writing team, providing insightful commercial experience into this dynamic field.The text steers readers confidently though the complexities of this diverse subject, highlighting its practical and theoretical underpinnings. The book covers the most recent developments in one of the fastest moving areas of the law, explaining the rights of employees and responsibilities of employers.Reinforced with summaries, exercises and extensive further reading, it helps students get to grips with the subject. An ideal textbook for students on an LLB or GDL/CPE course taking a module on Employment Law.New to this Edition:- A new section on employees and workers in the gig economy and modern day slavery- Brand new section on whistleblowing- New 'hot topics' sections that look in greater depth at some of the most vexed legal questions of our time, provoking further discussion and research
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Sources and Institutions of Employment Law PART II: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP 2. The Nature of the Relationship 3. Terms of the Contract 4. Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment 4A. Transfers of Undertakings PART III: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP 5. Discrimination 6. Equality of Terms 6A. Whistleblowing 7. Employment Protection PART IV: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 8. Termination at Common Law 9. Unfair Dismissal 10. Redundancy 11. Duties of Ex-Employees PART V: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION 12. Trade Unions 13. The Rights of Trade Union Members 14. Industrial Action.
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