Labour Law
3rd Edition
Published on 20. November 2025
Book
Hardback
1014 pages
978-1-009-61212-8 (ISBN)
Description
Labour Law, now in its third edition, is a well established text which offers a comprehensive and critical account of the subject by a team of leading labour lawyers. It examines both collective labour relations and individual employment rights, including equality law, and does so while having full regard to the international labour standards as well as the implications of Brexit. Case studies and reports from government and other public agencies illuminate the text to show how the law works in practice, ensuring that students acquire not only a sophisticated knowledge of the law but also an appreciation of its purpose and the complexity of the issues which it addresses.
Reviews / Votes
'The third edition of Collins, Ewing and McColgan's Labour Law is a thought-provoking text for researchers and students alike. The book offers coverage of swathes of the UK's regulation of work whilst also invoking the incise critique and thematic commentary that we expect from the text's eminent authors. This most recent edition draws out the implications of human rights doctrines for labour law in more depth and considers UK courts' shifting approach to questions of employment status.' Philippa Collins, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Centre of Law at Work, University of Bristol 'Perfectly pitched for undergraduate and master's students, this textbook clearly explains the legal rules and assesses them against public policy priorities and human rights and equality norms.' Ruth Dukes, Professor of Labour Law, University of Glasgow 'The latest edition of this work maintains the high standards displayed by its predecessors in terms of comprehensive coverage and depth of analysis. A broad view of the scope of labour law is taken and an invaluable learning resource is provided.' Douglas Brodie, Professor of Employment Law, University of StrathclydeMore details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 58 mm
Weight
1890 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-61212-8 (9781009612128)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Hugh Collins | Keith Ewing | Aileen McColgan
Labour Law
Book
10/2019
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
€179.50
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Persons
Hugh Collins is Cassel Professor of Commercial Law at the School of Law, London School of Economics, Fellow of the British Academy, and Emeritus Vinerian Professor of English Law at All Souls College, Oxford. He is author of more than 20 books including Justice in Dismissal (1992), Foundations of Indirect Discrimination Law (with T Khaitan, 2018) Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law (with G Lester, V Mantouvalou, 2018), Human Rights at Work (with A Bogg, ACL Davies, V Mantouvalou, 2024). K. D. Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King's College, London. He is President of the Institute of Employment Rights; President of the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom; and Vice President of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights. He has taught labour law for over forty years at undergraduate and postgraduate level at several universities in the United Kingdom (Edinburgh, Cambridge and London), as well as in Australia (Melbourne, Monash, Queensland, Sydney and UWA), and Canada (Osgoode Hall Law School). Aileen McColgan is a Specialist in human rights, discrimination, public and labour law. Aileen McColgan KC was formerly Professor of Human Rights Law at King's College London, and Professor of Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds. She taught labour law at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Content
Part I. Introduction: 1. Nature and sources of labour law; 2. Globalisation and labour law; Part II. The Contract of Employment: 3. Terms of the contract of employment; 4. Authority and co-operation; 5. Flexibility and precarious work; 6. The personal scope of labour law; Part III. Statutory Regulation of the Employment Relationship: 7. Wages; 8. Working time; 9. Equality; 10. Work/Life balance; 11. Civil liberties at work; Part IV. Collective Labour Rights: 12. Freedom of association and the right to organise; 13. Freedom of association and trade union autonomy; 14. The right to bargain collectively; 15. The right to be informed and consulted; 16. Collective action and the right to strike; 17. Liability for collective action; Part V. Termination of Employment: 18. Wrongful dismissal; 19. Unfair dismissal; 20. Economic dismissal.