The most up-to-date guide on UK employment law available for CIPD and HR students. Employment Law is the core textbook for the CIPD Level 7 Employment Law module. It takes the reader step-by-step through everything that they need to know, including the formation of the Contract of Employment, discrimination, health and safety in the workplace, unfair dismissal and redundancy. Easy to read and navigate, and full of case studies and useful examples that encourage deeper thinking, this fully updated 15th edition provides a thorough theoretical grounding in employment law that can be applied in practice. This new edition of Employment Law is completely up to date with the latest cases and legislation, including zero hours contracts, migrant workers' rights, shared parental leave and Brexit and provides an up-to-date analysis of anti-discrimination law, the national living wage and the 'Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006' (TUPE). Online resources include a lecturer guide, powerpoint slides and extra case studies to support learning and enable students to apply the theory in practice.
Chapter - 01: The sources and institutions of employment law; Chapter - 02: Formation of the contract of employment (1) - the sources of terms; Chapter - 03: Formation of the contract of employment (2) - implied terms of law; Chapter - 04: Recruitment and selection; Chapter - 05: Pay issues; Chapter - 06: Discrimination against employees (1); Chapter - 07: Discrimination (2) - lawful discrimination, vicarious liability, burden of proof, enforcement and equality of terms; Chapter - 08: Parental rights; Chapter - 09: Health and safety at work; Chapter - 10: The regulation of working time; Chapter - 11: Variation, breach and termination of the contract of employment at common law; Chapter - 12: Unfair dismissal (1) - exclusions and the meaning of dismissal; Chapter - 13: Unfair dismissal (2) - potentially fair reasons and the concept of reasonableness; Chapter - 14: Redundancy; Chapter - 15: Unfair dismissal and redundancy claims; Chapter - 16: Continuity of employment and transfers of undertakings; Chapter - 17: Information and consultation; Chapter - 18: Trade unions and collective bargaining; Chapter - 19: Glossary; Chapter - 20: Index
