Employment law
By: Deborah J. Lockton
Edition: 8th ed.
Series: Palgrave Macmillan law masters; Palgrave Macmillan law masters
Publisher: New York; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9780230301283
Subjects: Labor laws and legislation; Examinations, questions; Law; Arbeitsrecht
Description: This 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.
Notes: Previous edition: 7th ed. published 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction; title: 1.Sources and institutions of employment law; title: 1.1.Common law; title: 1.2.Legislation; title: 1.3.Codes of practice; title: 1.4.European Community law; title: 1.5.The European Convention on Human Rights 1950 and the Human Rights Act 1998; title: 1.6.Employment tribunals; title: 1.7.The Employment Appeal Tribunal; title: 1.8.Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS); title: 1.9.Central Arbitration Committee (CAC); title: 1.10.Certification officer; title: 1.11.The commissions; title: Summary; title: Further reading and references; title: pt. II The employment relationship; title: 2.The nature of the relationship; title: 2.1.Distinction between employees and independent contractors; title: 2.2.Tests for determining status; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 3.Terms of the contract; title: 3.1.Express terms; title: 3.2.Collective agreements; title: 3.3.Incorporation of other documents; title: 3.4.Statutory statement of terms and conditions; title: 3.5.Custom; title: 3.6.Implied terms; title: Summary; title: Note continued: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 4.Implied duties in the contract of employment; title: 4.1.Personal nature of the contract; title: 4.2.Duties of the employer; title: 4.3.Duties of the employee; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: pt. III Constraints on the employment relationship; title: 5.Discrimination; title: 5.1.The concept of discrimination; title: 5.2.Protected characteristics; title: 5.3.Prohibited conduct; title: 5.4.Direct discrimination; title: 5.5.Indirect discrimination; title: 5.6.Duty to make reasonable adjustments; title: 5.7.Harassment; title: 5.8.Victimisation; title: 5.9.Relationships which have ended; title: 5.10.Acts of discrimination; title: 5.11.Other unlawful acts; title: 5.12.Occupational requirements (ORs); title: 5.13.Exceptions to the legislation; title: 5.14.Enforcement and remedies; title: 5.15.Part-time workers; title: 5.16.Fixed-term employees; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 6.Equality of terms; title: 6.1.Introduction; title: 6.2.Equality Act 2010; title: Note continued: 6.3.The male comparator; title: 6.4.Like work; title: 6.5.Work-rated equivalent; title: 6.6.Work of equal value; title: 6.7.Defence; title: 6.8.European law and equal pay; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 7.Employment protection; title: 7.1.Introduction; title: 7.2.Guaranteed week; title: 7.3.Medical suspension pay; title: 7.4.Maternity rights; title: 7.5.Parental leave; title: 7.6.Paternity leave and pay; title: 7.7.Adoption leave and pay; title: 7.8.Right to request flexible working; title: 7.9.Right not to suffer a detriment; title: 7.10.Time off provisions; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: pt. IV Termination of employment; title: 8.Termination at common law; title: 8.1.Termination by operation of law; title: 8.2.Termination by agreement; title: 8.3.Repudiation; title: 8.4.Resignation; title: 8.5.Common law dismissal; title: 8.6.Reasons for dismissal; title: 8.7.Procedure for dismissal; title: 8.8.Remedies for wrongful dismissal; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 9.Unfair dismissal; title: Note continued: 9.1.Introduction; title: 9.2.Continuity of employment; title: 9.3.Excluded employees; title: 9.4.Has there been a dismissal?; title: 9.5.Reasons for dismissal; title: 9.6.The concept of reasonableness; title: 9.7.Automatically unfair reasons for dismissal; title: 9.8.Dismissal during a strike, lock-out or other industrial action; title: 9.9.Remedies for unfair dismissal; title: Stop Press; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 10.Redundancy; title: 10.1.Introduction; title: 10.2.Qualification to claim; title: 10.3.Definition of redundancy; title: 10.4.Misconduct and redundancy; title: 10.5.Suitable alternative employment; title: 10.6.Trial period in new employment; title: 10.7.Lay-off and short-time working; title: 10.8.Redundancy compensation; title: 10.9.Consultation; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 11.Duties of ex-employees; title: 11.1.Introduction; title: 11.2.Express/implied duty of fidelity; title: 11.3.Restraint of trade covenants; title: 11.4.Reasonable between the parties; title: Note continued: 11.5.Reasonable in the public interest; title: 11.6.Enforceability; title: 11.7.Enforcement; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: pt. V Trade unions and the law of industrial action; title: 12.Trade unions; title: 12.1.Introduction; title: 12.2.Status of trade unions; title: 12.3.Listing; title: 12.4.Independent trade unions; title: 12.5.Recognition of trade unions; title: 12.6.The political fund; title: 12.7.Trade union accounts; title: 12.8.The rule book; title: 12.9.Inter-union disputes; title: 12.10.Trade union amalgamations; title: 12.11.Trade union elections; title: 12.12.The right to information; title: 12.13.Financial assistance; title: 12.14.The closed shop; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references; title: 13.The rights of trade union members; title: 13.1.Introduction; title: 13.2.Enforcement of the union rule book; title: 13.3.Exclusion and expulsion; title: 13.4.Discipline of union members; title: 13.5.The Certification Officer; title: 13.6.Action short of dismissal; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Note continued: Further reading and references; title: 14.Industrial action; title: 14.1.Introduction; title: 14.2.Industrial action and the contract of employment; title: 14.3.Industrial action and the economic torts; title: 14.4.The impact of EU law; title: 14.5.Statutory immunities; title: 14.6.Trade union liability; title: 14.7.Loss of trade union immunity; title: 14.8.Picketing; title: 14.9.Remedies; title: Summary; title: Exercises; title: Further reading and references.