Employment law

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Language: English
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352 p. · Paperback
The book is suitable for students taking an employment law option as part of a degree course in human resources management, business, management, or marketing, and also at the professional level, e.g. the IPD and the ILEX Part 2. It will also appeal to LLB students as a supplement to a more demanding main text or as a revision aid.
Employment Law is a straightforward text for students coming to the subject for the first time. It has been planned and written to make the subject as accessible as possible to the reader, but is none the less an authoritative guide to basic principles.
1. Nature, sources and institutions of employment law
2. The European dimension of employment law
3. The employment relationship
4. The contract of employment
5. Payment of wages, working time, and rights to time off work
6. Discrimination in employment
7. Health and safety at work
8. Termination of employment 1: dismissal
9. Termination of employment 2: redundancy and dismissal on the transfer of an undertaking
  • The author has focused on writing a straightforward account of the law for students new to the subject. The book is presented with an emphasis on clear layout and headings that break up the text, together with diagrams and flow-charts to illustrate key points and difficult points.
  • The book offers a comprehensive coverage of the field, in which the author provides critical commentary and the context necessary to a proper understanding of the subject. In addition, the book is careful to stress the links between the different areas of the subject.
  • Employment Law includes specimen questions from past examination papers, together with guidelines for answering the questions.
  • The author John Duddington is an employment law specialist who has taught the subje