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Written with human resources and business students in mind, and suitable for those on CIPD courses, Taylor and Emir provide a complete and practical introduction to legal issues in the workplace. Conversational and contextual in style, the authors guide students through this technical subject area by explaining the law in uncomplicated language and using supportive examples. Activities are interspersed throughout the text, presenting readers with realistic problems, enabling them to see the law at work and consider how the legal rules might apply. Regular 'Exhibit' boxes present significant case examples and academic debates helping students digest the salient principles. A unique part on law in action introduced students to the employment tribunal procedure and walks them through how to prepare and present a case equipping them with practical skills for beyond their studies. Online Resources
Further resources are provided online including self-test questions with instant feedback and lecturer access to additional case studies and questions to support your teaching.
List of contents
- Part I: Foundations
- 1: The rise of employment law
- 2: Sources of employment law and institutions
- 3: Barriers to employment rights
- Part II: The Contract of Employment
- 4: Unfair dismissal - reasons and remedies
- 5: Unfair dismissal - reasonableness
- 6: Redundancy
- 7: Contractual employment rights
- 8: Implied terms
- 9: Wrongful and constructive dismissal
- Part III: Discrimination Law
- 10: Introducing discrimination law
- 11: The Equality Act 2010: key concepts
- 12: Age Discrimination
- 13: Disability discrimination
- 14: Race discrimination
- 15: Religious discrimination
- 16: Sex discrimination
- 17: Sex - related characteristics (gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation)
- 18: Equal pay
- 19: Atypical workers
- Part IV: Employment Policy and Practice
- 20: Family-friendly statutes
- 21: Wages and benefits
- 22: Privacy and confidentiality
- 23: TUPE
- Part V: Health and Safety
- 24: Health and safety - the criminal law
- 25: Health and safety - the civil law
- 26: Working time
- Part VI: Collective Employment Law
- 27: Freedom of association
- 28: Consultation and bargaining
- 29: Industrial action
- Part VII: Employment Law in Action
- 30: Employment tribunal procedure
- 31: Preparing and presenting a case
About the author
Stephen Taylor is CIPD Chief Examiner and Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School.
Astra Emir is a barrister specialising in employment, transport and regulatory law, among other areas. She is an examiner and visiting lecturer at various institutions and is the author of
Selwyn's Law of Employment (2018, OUP) and
Transport Operator Licensing (2017, Kogan Page).
Summary
A complete and practical introduction to employment law for the workplace written with human resources and business students in mind. Conversational and contextual, the authors guide readers through this technical subject supportively.
Additional text
The written style supports and underpins an awareness and application of the essential principles surrounding employment law for human resources, business and management students.
