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Get a clear and accessible introduction to employment law, with practical activities, case law examples, and critical debates designed for HRM, business, and CIPD students.
List of contents
Part 1: Foundations
Chapter 1: The rise of employment law
Chapter 2: Sources of employment law and institutions
Chapter 3: Barriers to employment rights
Part 2: The contract of employment
Chapter 4: Unfair dismissal-reasons and remedies
Chapter 5: Unfair dismissal-Reasonableness
Chapter 6: Redundancy
Chapter 7: Contractual employment rights
Chapter 8: Implied terms
Chapter 9: Wrongful and constructive dismissal
Part 3: Discrimination law
Chapter 10: Introducing discrimination law
Chapter 11: The Equality Act 2010: key concepts
Chapter 12: Age discrimination
Chapter 13: Disability discrimination
Chapter 14: Race discrimination
Chapter 15: Religious discrimination
Chapter 16: Sex discrimination
Chapter 17 Sex-related characteristics (gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation)
Chapter 18 Equal pay
Chapter 19: Discrimination against atypical workers
Part 4: Employment policy and practice
Chapter 20: Family-Friendly Statutes and Flexible Working
Chapter 21: Wages and benefits
Chapter 22: Privacy and confidentiality
Chapter 23: TUPE
Part 5: Health and safety
Chapter 24: Health and safety-the criminal law
Chapter 25: Health and safety-The civil law
Chapter 26: Working time
Part 6: Collective employment law
Chapter 27: Freedom of association
Chapter 28: Consultation and bargaining
Chapter 29: Industrial action
Chapter 30: Employment Tribunal Procedure
Chapter 31: Preparing and presenting a case
About the author
Stephen Taylor is Associate Professor in HRM at the University of Exeter Business School.
