Table of Contents

Table of Cases

Table of Legislation

1 Introduction, Historical Overview and the Institutions of Employment Law

2 The Contract of Employment

3 Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment

4 Termination of the Contract of Employment

5 Transfer of Undertakings

6 Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employees

7 Unfair Dismissal 1

8 Unfair Dismissal 2

9 Unfair Dismissal 3

10 Redundancy

11 Discrimination

12 Disability Discrimination

13 Discrimination on the Grounds of Pregnancy and Maternity

14 Discrimination on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Reassignment

15 Discrimination on the Grounds of Age

16 Leave for Family and Dependants

17 Equal Pay

18 Internal Trade Union Law

19 Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

20 Industrial Action

Index

About the Author

Charles Barrow, BSc (Econ), LLM (LSE), Cert Ed, Barrister-at-Law, is Senior Lecturer at Brighton Business School.

Ann Lyon, BA(Hons) History, MA Medieval Studies, York, MPhil Archaeology, Durham, is Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, Criminology and Government (Faculty of Business), University of Plymouth.