Brings together all the areas of employment and labour law relevant to the parties involved in the employment relationship in Scotland.
Covers the following:
- References to relevant primary and secondary research materials in the UK and further afield.
- The differences between Scottish employment law and the rest of the UK including third party rights; holiday entitlements; claims in breach of contract; the Employment Appeals Tribunal process and Civil Court procedure.
- Institutions of employment law; Human rights; contracts of employment; atypical workers; transfer of undertakings; termination; equality law; disability discrimination; family-friendly rights; wages; statutory regulation of working time; health and safety; trade union law; industrial action; immigration; and alternative dispute resolution.
- Updated case law
- The Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry into zero hours contracts and the increase in 'gig economy'
- Elimination of employment tribunal fees by the UK Supreme Court
- Ongoing discussions in the Scottish parliament regarding changes in legislation on sexual harassment in the workplace
- The possible implications of Brexit on future European Court of Justice employment law
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law, Scots Law Student and Scottish General Practice online services.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Broschur/Paperback
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Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 45 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-5265-0962-8 (9781526509628)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr Sam Middlemiss is a Reader in Law at Robert Gordon University and was one of the first arbitrators appointed by ACAS to work on their arbitration scheme for dealing with unfair dismissal
Margaret Downie is a Senior Lecturer in Law and Academic Strategic Lead at Robert Gordon University. She was a solicitor in Aberdeen and Glasgow for over 15 years and has a wide range of experience of private practice, in particular in the employment area, tribunal work and civil litigation.
Autor*in
Aberdeen Business School, UK
Chapter 1 Development of employment law
Chapter 2 Institutions of employment law
Chapter 3 Human rights in employment law
Chapter 4 Contracts of employment
Chapter 5 Legal rights of atypical workers
Chapter 6 Continuity of employment and transfer of undertakings
Chapter 7 Termination of the contract
Chapter 8 Equality law
Chapter 9 Disability discrimination
Chapter 10 Family-friendly rights
Chapter 11 Wages
Chapter 12 Statutory regulation of working time and rights to time off work
Chapter 13 Health and safety, the common law
Chapter 14 Health and safety - statutory duty
Chapter 15 Trade union law
Chapter 16 Trade union law and industrial action
Chapter 17 Immigration and employment law
Chapter 18 Alternative dispute resolution
