Employment Law, 3rd Edition

Author: Robert Upex; Richard Benny; Stephen Hardy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199232864
Published In: January 2009
Format: Paperback , 568 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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A concise account of the law relating to employment regulations, which has been tailored to meet the needs of courses on employment law
Guides students through the core principles of employment legislation, highlighting key developments to keep students abreast of this fast-moving subject
Self-test questions enable students to support their own learning, whilst further reading sections provide guidance for directed self-study
New to this edition

New chapter covering discrimination, including recent legislative changes to the law relating to disability and age discrimination
New chapter on equal pay, highlighting the importance and growth of this area of employment law
Revised human rights chapter
In its third edition (previously entitled Labour Law), Employment Law Core Text has emerged as an extremely valuable student text, providing balanced coverage of the key legislative provisions impacting on employment relationships. Tailored to meet the needs of employment law modules, the authors' straightforward approach ensures that the text guides students concisely through the ever changing legislative maze of employment law. Areas of recent development are clearly highlighted, particularly relating to discrimination and equal pay, which are now chapters in their own right.

The chapter summaries, self-test questions, and further reading sections enable students to critically self-test themselves as well as aiding exam preparation.

Readership: UK LLB students taking elective courses in employment law in their second or third year of study. The book will also be of interest to CIPD students, Trade Union officials and novice practitioners. Also has appeal to HRM and business based degree programmes which offer an employment law option.

1.: Introducing employment law
2.: The European dimension
3.: Human rights
4.: Contract of employment
5.: Discrimination law
6.: Equal pay and wages
7.: Work/life balance
8.: Termination of employment
9.: Unfair dismissal
10.: Redundancy
11.: Transfers of undertaking
12.: Trade unions and their members
13.: Collective bargaining
14: Industrial action

Robert Upex, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Surrey, Richard Benny, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Surrey, and Stephen Hardy, Barrister, 9 St John Street, Manchester