Details
- Part of the A Practical Approach Series, this title provides a step-by-step guide to employment law and practice
- Extensively revised and updated to include full coverage of recent legislative changes and case law, including the Employment Act 2008 and the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
- Written by a leading employment law Silk
- Clear page layout and thorough referencing ensures easy access to key points of reference
New to this edition
- Coverage of all legislative changes and the most relevant recent case law since 2005
- Full coverage of, and guidance on, the Employment Act 2008 which revokes the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Expanded coverage of discrimination provisions
- Revised and streamlined treatment of trade unions
- Extensively revised chapter on equal pay
- Thorough revision of chapters on unfair dismissal and redundancy
The A Practical Approach series 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.
Readership: Primary: Solicitors and barristers specializing in employment law. Students at undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as those preparing for professional examination on the LPC and BVC. Secondary: Human Resources professionals. Academics and academic reference libraries.
1: History2: The Status of Employee3: The Individual Contract of Employment and its Sources4: Rights and Obligations of Employer and Employee5: Statutory Regulation of Wages and Hours6: The Duty of Fidelity and Restraint of Trade Clauses7: Equal Pay8: Sex and Race Discrimination9: Disability Discrimination10: Age Discrimination11: Other Discrimination Provisions: Part-time and Fixed Term Workers, Religion or Belief and Sexual Orientation12: Maternity, Parental and Domestic Care Rights, and Flexible Working13: Continuity of Employment14: The Scope of Statutory Protection: Unfair Dismissal and Redundancy15: Termination of Contract and Wrongful Dismissal16: Unfair Dismissal17: Public Interest Disclosures, Dismissal and Detriment Claims18: Redundancy Payments19: Consultation about Redundancy20: Transfers of Undertakings21: Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining22: Protection of Trade Union and Cognate Activities23: Strikes and Other Industrial Action24: Picketing and Public Order25: Employment Law and Human Rights
John Bowers QC, Barrister, Littleton Chambers; Recorder, Midlands Circuit; Honorary Professor of Law, University of Hull
Review(s) from previous edition
"The seventh edition of John Bowers' A Practical Approach to Employment Law is a comprehensive, almost encyclopaedic review of employment law, but in a remarkably slim tome given the ground it covers...A large amount of serious law is presented in a lucid, easy to read style... The book provides an invaluable reference point for expert practitioners seeking to home in on specific questions. - Ellen Temperton (Baker & McKenzie), New Law Journal.
"The author is a barrister of considerable repute with extensive experience of both advising on employment law issues and advocacy in various forms. It provides a clear guide to all aspects of individual and collective employment law in practice today...This book is a comprehensive review of employment law and contains various illustrations of unreported decisions which the author is able to bring to the reader's attention as a result of his time spent in various tribunals." - Michael Grisenthwaite (Fidelity International, London), International Company and Commercial Law Review.
