Employment

Introduction to contract and employment law; the indicia of the contract of employment; distinguishing "employees" from the "workers" and "independent contractors"; types of employment; formation of the contract of employment; the statutory written statement; collective agreements; express and implied incorporation of collective agreements; trade union, arbitration and customs; express and implied terms; fidelity and restrictive convenants, rendering employment support, trust and confidence; employee's safety, mobility clauses, hours of work and statutory leave; maternity rights; wages and their protection; termination of the contract; wrongful dismissal; reasons for dismissal and pre-dismissal procedures; remedies for unfair dismissal; transfer of undertakings regulations; equal pay; discrimination - sexual and racial; disability discrimination; European Convention on Human Rights - impact on employment law.