The Employment Contract Legal Principles, Drafting and Interpretation

Focuses on the application of contract law to the employment contract, so providing detailed and specialist advice for the employment lawyer
Provides practical guidance for the practitioner in interpreting implied terms and drafting watertight employment contracts
Analyses likely trends in the development of the employment contract
The Employment Contract: Legal Principles, Drafting, and Interpretation provides a detailed analysis of the content of the employment contract. It explains the way in which the general principles of contract law operate in respect of the employment contract, discusses the significance of implied terms in interpreting the employment contract, and includes guidance on the drafting of effective employment contracts. Offering a balance between a reliable guide to the current law and an analysis of how the employment contract might develop, the book will be of equal interest to the practitioner and the academic.
Readership: Employment law practitioners (solicitors and barristers), academics and post-graduate students working in employment law