Employment Law
5th Edition
Published in December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-1-4039-8543-9 (ISBN)
Description
Employment law is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today with statutory changes, European Directives and new cases changing the detail very rapidly. This book steers the student confidently through the complexities, providing summary points at the end of each chapter plus exercises and additional reading. This edition has been fully updated to reflect recent changes including the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and the Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-8543-9 (9781403985439)
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New editions
Deborah J. Lockton
Employment Law
Book
04/2008
6th Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€27.27
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Previous edition
Deborah J. Lockton
Employment Law
Book
12/2003
4th Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€19.83
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Person
DEBORAH J. LOCKTON is Deputy Head, Department of Law at De Montfort University, UK, and Editor-in-chief for Contemporary Issues in Law. She has specialised in employment law for many years, and has acted as a consultant for a variety of companies. She also conducts specialist in-house training courses for companies and is the author of several books.
Content
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - Sources and Institutions of Employment Law - PART TWO: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP - The Nature of the Relationship - Terms of the Contract - Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment - PART THREE: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP - Discrimination - Equal Pay - Employment Protection - PART FOUR: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT - Termination at Common Law - Unfair Dismissal - Redundancy - PART FIVE: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION - Trade Unions - The Rights of Trade Union Members - Industrial Action