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Titles in the Casebook on series provide readers with a comprehensive selection of case law extracts for their studies. Extracts have been chosen from a wide range of historical and contemporary cases to illustrate the reasoning processes of the courts and to show how legal principles are developed. Cases and Materials on Employment Law is the complete reference resource on employment law. This edition offers well-chosen case law and extracts and materials to explain employment law in a contextualized manner. This edition includes discussion of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. The work also includes treatment of the latest developments in case law, including Société Générale (London Branch) v Geys (2012), Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust (2012), Chhabra v W. London Mental Health NHS Trust (2014), Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd (2013), Kaltoft v Kommunernes Landsforening (2014), Eweida v UK (2013). There is also inclusion of the most recent statistics on trade union membership, levels of industrial action, the work of ACAS, and employment tribunal claims. Also, the work has additional coverage on family rights available on the Online Resource Centre.Less

The Concentrate Questions and Answers series offers the best preparation for law students tackling exam questions. Each book includes typical questions, bullet-pointed answer plans, suggested answers, author commentary and illustrative diagrams and flowcharts.This book offers clear advice on what to expect in typical employment law exams. It addresses a wide range of employment law topics that are most often encountered in employment law courses, including questions on ‘mixed’ topics. The book provides sample essay and problem questions to allow students to practise and refine exam skills. These are supported by suggested answers and diagram plans. Detailed author commentary explains what examiners are looking for, traps to avoid, and how students can best achieve their potential. This book also includes separate chapters on skills and tips for success in both exams and in coursework assessments. It is an ideal tool to help support revision or to use throughout studies to help review learning.Less

Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. Employment Law Concentrate helps to consolidate knowledge in this area of law. This fifth edition includes updates on employment law including coverage of the National Living Wage, shared parental leave, and gender pay reporting. There are new sections on equal pay between men and women and vicarious liability in equality law. Chapters examine employment status, contracts, and pay. The volume also looks at discrimination, parental rights, working time, and types of breach of employment contracts and termination of employment contracts. Finally the text looks at dismissal issues, redundancy, and trade unions.Less

Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. Employment Law Concentrate helps to consolidate knowledge in this area of law. This fourth edition includes updates on employment law including coverage of the reforms of employment tribunals, changes to collective redundancy consultation rules, the introduction of the employee-shareholder status, and the Supreme Court decision in Geys v Societe Generale (London Branch) [2012] UKSC 63. Chapters examine employment status, contracts, and pay. The volume also looks at discrimination, parental rights, working time, and types of breach of employment contracts and termination of employment contracts. Finally the text looks at dismissal issues, redundancy, and trade unions.Less

Employment Law in Context combines extracts from leading cases and articles with commentary to provide a full critical understanding of employment law. As well as providing a grounding in individual labour law, this title offers detailed analysis of the social, economic, political, and historical context in which employment law operates, drawing attention to key and current areas of debate. An innovative running case study contextualizes employment law and demonstrates its practical applications by following the life-cycle of a company from incorporation, through expansion, to liquidation. Reflection points and further reading suggestions are included. The volume is divided into eight main Parts. The first Part provides an introduction to employment law. The next Part looks at the constitution of employment and personal work contracts. This is followed by Part III which examines the content of the personal employment contract. The fourth Part is about statutory employment rights. The fifth Part covers equality law. Part VI looks at the common law and statutory regulation of dismissals. The Part that follows considers business reorganizations, consultation, and insolvency. The last Part describes collective labour law.Less

Honeyball & Bowers’ Textbook on Employment Law provides a concise account of the essentials of employment law while offering critical and contextual insights into the debates shaping this area of law. This volume considers both individual and collective issues as well as examining the role of the EU in UK employment law. A separate chapter on human rights looks at the role human rights legislation plays in the development of employment law. The title takes account of new Supreme Court decisions including Bates van Winkelhof on the working status of partners; Hounga on race discrimination; Chhabra on the implied contractual right to a fair disciplinary procedure and E. Ivor Hughes Education Foundation on collective redundancies consultation.New legislation covered includes the Modern Slavery Act 2015 concerning trafficking of workers and slavery; the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 which includes measures on equal pay transparency, whistle-blowing and unpaid tribunal awards and the Shared Parental Leave Regulations allowing parental leave to be shared between parents at times of their choosing. The Trade Union Bill is also considered which, when enacted, will make taking industrial action much more difficult.Less

The Q&A series offers the best preparation for tackling exam questions. Each book includes typical questions, bullet-pointed answer plans and suggested answers, author commentary, and illustrative diagrams and flowcharts. Q&A Employment Law 2014 & 2015 offers expert advice on what to expect from your employment law exam, how best to prepare, and guidance on what examiners are really looking for. Written by experienced examiners, it provides: clear commentary with each question and answer; bullet point and diagram answer plans; tips to make your answer really stand out from the crowd; and further reading suggestions at the end of every chapter. The book should help you to: identify typical law exam questions; structure a first-class answer; avoid common mistakes; show the examiner what you know; make your answer stand out from the crowd; and find relevant further reading. It covers: employment status; express and implied terms; termination of the contract of employment; continuity of employment; statutory employment protection and related contractual issues; unfair dismissal; statutory redundancy payments and consultation procedures; equality law; equal pay and family rights; statutory rights regulating the employment relationship; trade unions and industrial action; collective bargaining and consultation; and coursework. The book is suitable for Undergraduate students taking a module in employment law on the LLB and GDL.Less

Selwyn’s Law of Employment is regarded as essential reading by law students and practising lawyers and those studying employment law in a business or professional environment. This edition continues Norman Selwyn’s practical approach to the subject providing a succinct account of all areas of employment law. Both individual and collective employment law issues are considered, alongside a broad range of UK and EU case law. New to this edition, the text provides coverage of new legislation including the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, the Deregulation Act 2015 and the extensive changes made by the Children and Families Act 2014.Less

Smith & Wood’s Employment Law draws on the extensive teaching and practical experience of its authors to provide students with a clear explanation of essential legislation and case detail while also offering incisive academic commentary and critical detail to help with essay preparation and class work. Throughout the book, topics are carefully explained in their social and historical context, providing readers with an insight into the fast-paced development of employment law and offering perceptive analysis of its future direction. This thirteenth edition has been produced against the background of the 2015 election and the end of the Coalition government, and of course with the largest elephant in the room of the result of the referendum on membership of the EU. The meaning of the latter remains a matter of almost complete uncertainty at the time of writing, and indeed is likely to remain so for much of the currency of this edition, but where appropriate it contains speculation as to possible effects. At the opposite end of the spectrum, this edition also contains the up-to-date case law on detailed employment law developments such as ACAS early conciliation, tribunal fees, whistleblowing, discrimination law as the Equality Act 2010 beds in, and the whole question of the effect of modern phenomena such as social media use on traditional areas of employment law. On the legislative front, this edition considers the reforms to collective labour law contained in the Trade Union Act 2016. There have also been changes to the style and layout of the book in order to aid accessibility for the reader, given the ever-increasing complexity of the law itself here.Less

Smith & Wood’s Employment Law draws on the extensive teaching and practical experience of its authors to provide students with a clear explanation of essential legislation and case detail while also offering incisive academic commentary and critical detail to help with essay preparation and class work. Throughout the book, topics are carefully explained in their social and historical context, providing readers with an insight into the fast-paced development of employment law and offering perceptive analysis of its future direction. This eleventh edition: includes fully up-to-date references to the Equality Act 2010 and offers integrated analysis of its effect on employment and discrimination law; reflects important changes in employment status, including how to deal with ‘sham’ contracts of employment and the government’s proposals for ‘employee shareholder’ status; places increased emphasis on mechanisms for changing contractual terms, an important topic in difficult economic times; takes account of the considerable recent case law on major matters such as implied terms of employment, confidentiality, and whistleblowing; includes discussion of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012–2013; features enhanced analysis of case law on age discrimination and religion or belief discrimination; and contains a revised Work–Life Balance chapter that includes details of recent paternity leave provisions and government plans for parental rights.Less