Employment Law in Context

Zusatztext Well written! comprehensive! detailed! and engaging. This is a thought-provoking text with a strong contextual approach. Informationen zum Autor David Cabrelli joined Edinburgh Law School in June 2007! having previously lectured at the University of Dundee. Prior to that! he was in legal practice for six years! specializing in commercial and corporate law. David's research interests lie in the field of labour law! particularly the common law! and statutory regulation of the contract of employment. He has published papers in a number of leading academic journals in the field of labour law! and his labour law research has been cited by the UK Supreme Court! The Hong Kong High Court! and the Supreme Court of Australia. Klappentext A contextual! rigorous treatment of employment law! featuring a running case example to show exactly how the law works! and including extracts from key cases and source materials. Zusammenfassung Employment Law in Context combines extracts from leading cases and articles with insightful and sophisticated author commentary to provide the reader with a full! critical understanding of employment law. As well as providing a thorough grounding in individual labour law! and drawing attention to key and current areas of debate! this title offers the reader detailed analysis of the social! economic! political! and historical context in which employment lawoperates. An innovative running case study contextualizes employment law and demonstrates its practical applications by following the life-cycle of a company from incorporation! through expansion! to liquidation. Reflection points and examples encourage the development of critical thinking skills and students' ability to view the issues practically.The text is supported by an Online Resource Centre hosting:- four supplementary chapters on collective employment law to facilitate a broader understanding of the subject- additional reading lists to accompany topics signposted in each chapter and annotated web links to key online resources to direct further research- a flashcard glossary helps students test their understanding of terms highlighted and defined in the book- twice-yearly updates to the law are provided by the author to keep students abreast of the latest developments- PowerPoint slides and figures from the book are available to lecturers Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Introduction and Sources and Institutions of Employment Law; 1 Introduction to employment law; 2 Sources and institutions of employment law; Part 2: The Constitution of Employment and Personal Work Contracts; 3 The employment relationship and the contract of employment; 4 Alternative personal work contracts and relations; Part 3: The Content of the Personal Employment Contract; 5 The nature and content of the personal employment contract; 6 The implied terms of the personal employment contract; 7 The variation! suspension! and future of the personal employment contract; Part 4: Statutory Employment Rights; 8 Pay and working time; 9 Work-life balance; Part 5: Equality Law; 10 Introduction to employment equality law; 11 The protected characteristics; 12 Disability discrimination; 13 Part-time and fixed-time work; 14 Equal pay law; Part 6: Common Law and Statutory Regulation of Dismissals; 15 Wrongful dismissal; 16 Introduction to unfair dismissal and substantive fairness; 17 Procedural fairness and remedies; 18 Redundancy; Part 7: Business Reorganizations! Consultation and Insolvency; 19 Transfer of undertakings; Online Chapters: Collective Labour Law; Web chapter A: Information! consultation! participation and insolvency; Web chapter B: Introduction to trade unions! status! listing and independence and members' rights and protection; Web chapter C: Recognition of trade unions! collective bargaining and industrial democracy; Web chapter D: Industrial action and statutory immunities ...

Product details

• Authors: David Cabrelli
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2016
• EAN: 9780198748335
• ISBN: 978-0-19-874833-5
• No. of pages: 968
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law