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  • © 1999

Employment Law

Authors:

  1. Deborah J. Lockton
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  • A straightforward text in an area often thought of as complex by students
    Great value for money
    Good readable style with plenty of examples and illustrative caselaw
    Completely revised and updated to include the four major new acts of 998 and the Employment Relations Bill of 999, and also takes into account recent European rulings

Part of the book series: Macmillan Law Masters (MLM)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xliii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sources and Institutions of Employment Law

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      Pages 3-12

  3. The Employment Relationship

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. The Nature of the Relationship

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      Pages 15-21

    3. Terms of the Contract

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      Pages 22-38

    4. Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment

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      Pages 39-82

  4. Constraints on the Employment Relationship

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Discrimination

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      Pages 85-121

    3. Equal Pay

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      Pages 122-136

    4. Employment Protection

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      Pages 137-147

  5. Termination of Employment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Termination at Common Law

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      Pages 151-166

    3. Unfair Dismissal

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      Pages 167-234

    4. Redundancy

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      Pages 235-250

    5. Duties of Ex-Employees

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      Pages 251-260

  6. Trade Unions and the Law of Industrial Action

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. Trade Unions

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      Pages 263-283

    3. The Rights of Trade Union Members

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      Pages 284-294

    4. Industrial Action

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      Pages 295-327
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About this book

Employment law is probably the fastest moving area in law today with the past two decades, and particularly the last two years, seeing a wealth of legislation. This popular textbook steers the student through the complexities of the subject in a clear and straightforward way. The new edition includes The Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998, The Working Time Regulations 1998, The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the Employment Relations Bill 1999.
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About the author

DEBORAH LOCKTON is Deputy Head, Department of Law at De Montfort University. She has published widely in the area of employment law and over the years has been a consultant for a number of companies. She has also conducted a large number of Common Professional Development courses for local law societies, city firms, barristers' chambers and district judges.
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