A Practical Approach to Employment Law

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Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-12-13
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

TheA Practical Approachseries is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promote clarity and ease of understanding. Now in its eighth edition,A Practical Approach to Employment Lawcontinues to provide a comprehensive and systematic guide to the principles and practice of employment law. Containing coverage of all recent cases as well as important developments since the publication of the previous edition in 2005 such as the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 and the Employment Act 2008, this new edition provides a valuable introduction for professionals and students alike.

Author Biography


John Bowers QC is a leading employment law barrister at Littleton Chambers and a Recorder on the Midlands Circuit. He is a former employment tribunal judge and a former chairman of the Employment Law Bar Association. An experienced university lecturer and teacher, he is an honorary Professor of Law at the University of Hull.

Table of Contents

History
The Status of Employee
The Individual Contract of Employment and its Sources
Rights and Obligations of Employer and Employee
Statutory Regulation of Wages and Hours
The Duty of Fidelity and Restraint of Trade Clauses
Equal Pay
Sex and Race Discrimination
Disability Discrimination
Age Discrimination
Other Discrimination Provisions: Part-time and Fixed Term Workers, Religion or Belief and Sexual Orientation
Maternity, Parental and Domestic Care Rights, and Flexible Working
Continuity of Employment
The Scope of Statutory Protection: Unfair Dismissal and Redundancy
Termination of Contract and Wrongful Dismissal
Unfair Dismissal
Public Interest Disclosures, Dismissal and Detriment Claims
Redundancy Payments
Consultation about Redundancy
Transfers of Undertakings
Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining
Protection of Trade Union and Cognate Activities
Strikes and Other Industrial Action
Picketing and Public Order
Employment Law and Human Rights
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