Employment Law

The Essentials
16. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-3986-0474-2
Verlag: CIPD

Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1968 g

Employment Law is the core textbook for the CIPD Level 7 module of the same name. Easy to read, jargon-free and full of case studies and useful examples this fully updated 16th edition provides a thorough grounding in UK employment law and how it applies in practice. This definitive guide covers everything students need to know to excel at their studies and begin a successful career as an HR professional. It covers the formation of the Contract of Employment, recruitment and selection, parental rights, discrimination and health and safety in the workplace. There is also essential coverage of unfair dismissal and redundancy. This new edition is completely up to date with the latest cases and legislation including updates to discrimination law and working time. There is also guidance on the legal implications of Brexit such as freedom of movement, workers' rights and the change to procedural arrangements for the final court of appeal in UK cases. Reflective activities, case studies and explore further boxes encourage critical thinking, broader engagement with the topic and a clear understanding of how employment law applies in practice, Online resources include a lecturer guide, powerpoint slides and extra case studies to support learning and enable students to apply the theory in practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, David

Lewis, David Balaban

Sargeant, Malcolm

Schwab, Ben

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• • Chapter - 01: The sources and institutions of employment law;
  • Chapter - 02: Formation of the contract of employment (1) – The sources of terms;
  • Chapter - 03: Formation of the contract of employment (2) – Implied terms of law;
  • Chapter - 04: Recruitment and selection;
  • Chapter - 05: Pay issues;
  • Chapter - 06: Discrimination against employees (1);
  • Chapter - 07: Discrimination (2) – Lawful discrimination, vicarious liability, burden of proof, enforcement and equality of terms;
  • Chapter - 08: Parental rights;
  • Chapter - 09: Health and safety at work;
  • Chapter - 10: The regulation of working time;
  • Chapter - 11: Variation, breach and termination of the contract of employment at common law;
  • Chapter - 12: Unfair dismissal (1) – Exclusions and the meaning of dismissal;
  • Chapter - 13: Unfair dismissal (2) – Potentially fair reasons and the concept of reasonableness;
  • Chapter - 14: Redundancy;
  • Chapter - 15: Unfair dismissal and redundancy claims;
  • Chapter - 16: Continuity of employment and transfers of undertakings;
  • Chapter - 17: Information and consultation;
  • Chapter - 18: Trade unions and collective bargaining;
  • Chapter - 19: Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Sargeant, Malcolm
Malcolm Sargeant was Professor of Labour Law at Middlesex University Business School. Prior to becoming an academic he was a personnel manager of a large financial services company and director of a recruitment and management consultancy. Malcolm was also an Academic Fellow of the CIPD.

Schwab, Ben
Ben Schwab is a Lecturer in Employment Law at Kingston University London, UK.

Lewis, David Balaban
David Lewis is a Professor of Employment Law in the Law School at Middlesex University, UK. He is a member of the Charted Institute of Personnel and Development, the Industrial Law Society, the Association of Law Teachers, the Institute of Employment Rights and the Society of Legal Scholars.

David Lewis makes regular media appearances to discuss his specialist subjects of unfair dismissal and whistleblowing, in which he acts as Convener of the International Whistleblowing Research Network, and is head of the Whistleblowing Research Unit at Middlesex.

David Lewis is Professor of Employment Law in the Law School at Middlesex University, UK. Malcolm Sargeant was Professor of Labour Law in the Business School at Middlesex University, UK. Ben Schwab is a Lecturer in Employment Law at Kingston University London, UK.