This popular and long-established text has been specially revised to include the provisions of the new Equality Act 2010. This book steers the student confidently through the complexities of the subject and is reinforced with summaries, exercises and further reading throughout.
About the author
DEBORAH J. LOCKTON is Professor of Employment Law at De Montfort University, UK. She conducts specialist in-house training courses for both companies and the profession and is the author of several books on employment law. She is also Editor of the journal Contemporary Issues in Law.
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Sources and Institutions of Employment Law
PART II: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
The Nature of the Relationship
Terms of the Contract
Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment
PART III: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
Discrimination
Equal Pay
Employment Protection
PART IV: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Termination at Common Law
Unfair Dismissal
Redundancy
PART V: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION