Buch, Englisch, 490 Seiten, Format (B × H): 206 mm x 292 mm
Buch, Englisch, 490 Seiten, Format (B × H): 206 mm x 292 mm
Reihe: Blackstone Legal Practice Course Guide
ISBN: 978-0-19-928485-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Case study questions at the end of each chapter allow students to assess their understanding of key issues
- Online Resource Centre with updates of new employment law statutes keeps the book completely up to date with current law
- Exercises throughout the text to test students' understanding of each major topic
New to this edition
- Employment Law has again been fully revised and updated to cover all recent UK and European case law, statutory materials and developments in practice
- Fully revised chapter on Discrimination, providing students with a clear and well-structured guide to what is often one of the most difficult chapters in employment law
The new edition of LPC Employment Law has been written principally for students taking the optional module in employment law on the Legal Practice Course, and is particularly suitable for those courses with either a corporate or private client bias. It offers a practical and comprehensive guide to the preventative measures that can be taken and the litigation problems most commonly presented to a solicitor in this area of the law. Employment Law has been fully revised and updated to cover all recent UK and European case law, statutory materials and developments in practice. It also offers case study questions at the end of each chapter and exercises throughout the book to test students' understanding of the key topics addressed.
Online Resource Centre
The book is accompanied by a dedicated companion web site containing updates in employment law.
Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes
- Table of Secondary Legislation
- 1 Overview of employment law
- 2 Definition of 'employee'
- 3 Formulation of contract
- 4 Statutory controls on the contents of contract
- 5 Operation of the contract
- 6 Discrimination and equal pay
- 7 Protecting business secrets
- 8 Restraint of trade
- 9 Termination of the contract at common law
- 10 Unfair dismissal
- 11 Redundancy
- 12 Takeovers and transfers of undertakings
- 13 Employment tribunal procedure
- Index
Zielgruppe
Trainee solicitors taking electives in employment law on the Legal Practice Course.
