Employment law is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today, with statutory changes, European Directives and new cases changing the detail rapidly. This book steers the student confidently through the complexities, exploring statute and case law reinforced with summaries, exercises and further reading throughout. Now fully updated.

'Clear layout and the text is pitched at an accessible level.' - Times Higher Education Textbook Guide

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Sources and Institutions of Employment Law
PART TWO: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
The Nature of the Relationship
Terms of the Contract
Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment
PART THREE: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
Discrimination
Equal Pay
Employment Protection
PART FOUR: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Termination at Common Law
Unfair Dismissal
Redundancy
PART FIVE: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Trade Unions
The Rights of Trade Union Members
Industrial Action

DEBORAH J. LOCKTON is Deputy Head, Department of Law at De Montfort University, UK, and Editor-in-chief for Contemporary Issues in Law. She has specialized in employment law for many years, and has acted as a consultant for a number of companies. She conducts specialist in-house training courses for both companies and the profession and is the author of several books on employment law. She also contributes to Tolley's Employment and Personnel Procedures and Tolley's Health and Safety at Work.