Employment Law (Legal Practice Course Resource Books) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853083398 ISBN 13: 9780853083399

Synopsis

Employment Law introduces the issues involved in the regulation of employees and their relations with their employers. It explains the framework governing employment contracts, dismissal procedures and redundancy payments. The book also covers TUPE, discrimination law, family friendly legislation and provides an introduction to health and safety law. This fully updated and revised edition includes an updated section on the relationship of employer and employee and how status is being determined by courts and tribunals, including in the context of agency workers, taking into account the Court of Appeal decisions in Enfield Technical Services Ltd v Payne and Others (on individuals who characterise themselves as self-employed for tax purposes), James v Greenwich Borough Council (on whether agency workers are employees) and the Agency Workers Directive. The Court of Appeal decision in Harlow v Artemis International Corporation Ltd (on whether redundancy policies are contractual) is included. The book has also been updated to take account of a number of important EAT decisions on the interpretation of the statutory dispute resolution procedures and procedural fairness, including Towergate London Market Ltd v Harris, Davies v Farnborough College of Technology, McAdie v RBS, Claridge v Daler Rowney Ltd, and Yorkshire Housing v Swanson and the important Court of Appeal decisions in Airbus v Webb, GAB Robbins (UK) Ltd v Triggs, Wilmot v Selvarajan and Kuzel v Roche Products Ltd. The book also includes an update on the new draft Acas Code of Practice on discipline and grievance. The chapter on TUPE has been updated to include a number of recent EAT decisions including Hollis Metal Industries v GMB, Kimberley Group Housing Ltd (the first EAT decision on the new service change provisions) and Capital Health Solutions v BBC as well as the Court of Appeal decision in Regent Security Services v Power.

About this title

Synopsis

This title is one of a set of resource materials which are for use on the Legal Practice Course. The whole syllabus is covered, including the optional subjects offered by The College of Law. New editions of all the books are published annually. The resource books are written in a clear, modern style. They combine statements on the law with practical comment and advice. Forms and precedents are used to illustrate practice, chapter summaries are provided as revision aids, and wide margins are provided for making notes. Practitioners seeking guidance on unfamiliar areas of practice should also find these books useful. This volume in the set provides an introduction to individual employment law. Coverage includes recruitment and drafting, the contract of employment, dismissal, redundancy and the remedies available to the employee.

About the Author

Gillian Phillips is currently Head of Litigation at Times Newspapers Limited. She has worked in the BBC legal department and is a part-time employment tribunal judge. She was a Senior Lecturer at The College of Law in Store Street. Karen Scott is a Senior Lecturer at The College of Law in London. Previously, she worked in the employment law department of Pattinson and Brewer Solicitors.

Edition details

• ISBN 10: 0853083398
• ISBN 13: 9780853083399
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English