Employment Law, 2nd edition

Published by Longman (19 July 2007) © 2007

  • John Duddington Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Worcester
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  • A print edition

Title overview

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

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.

Table of contents

  1. 1. The context of Employment Law and its institutions
  2. 2. The impact of European Union Law and International Labour Standards
  3. 3. The impact of Human Rights Law
  4. 4. The employment relationship
  5. 5. The contract of employment
  6. 6. Continuity of employment
  7. 7. Payment of wages and hours of work
  8. 8. Health and safety
  9. 9. Discrimination Law
  10. 10. Employment rights and the family
  11. 11. Wrongful and unfair dismissal
  12. 12. Dismissal for economic reasons
  13. 13. Trade Unions: their status and their members
  14. 14. Collective action

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