A Practical Approach to Employment Law

Employment law has undergone a great deal of change over the past few years; most significantly the enactment of the Equality Act 2010 and the case law that has emerged as a result have irrevocably altered the legal landscape in relation to discrimination in the workplace. These developments have been fully explored in this new edition of A Practical Approach to Employment Law. Now in its ninth edition, this book provides a comprehensive and systematic exploration of the principles and practice of employment law. It is structured to meet the requirements of the lawyer who needs to find practical solutions to practical problems. It provides a clear guide to all aspects of individual and collective employment law as it actually works today. Key developments in this new edition include: extensive coverage of new rules and legislation such as the Equality Act 2010, the Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013, the Growth & Infrastructure Act 2013, the Trade Union Act 2016, and the new Employment Tribunal rules; as well as full consideration of relevant case law. The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promote clarity and ease of understanding.

1 - History
2 - The Status of Employee
3 - The Individual Contract of Employment and Its Sources
4 - Rights and Obligations of Employer and Employee
5 - Statutory Regulation of Wages and Hours
6 - The Duty of Fidelity and Restraint of Trade Clauses
7 - Equal Pay
8 - Discrimination
9 - Part-time and Fixed-term Workers
10 - Maternity, Parental, and Domestic Care Rights, and Flexible Working
11 - Continuity of Employment
12 - The Scope of Statutory Protection: Unfair Dismissal and Redundancy
13 - Termination of Contract and Wrongful Dismissal
14 - Unfair Dismissal
15 - Public Interest Disclosures: Dismissal and Detriment Claims
16 - Redundancy Payments
17 - Consultation about Redundancy
18 - Transfers of Undertakings
19 - Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining
20 - Protection of Trade Union and Cognate Activities
21 - Strikes and Other Industrial Action
22 - Picketing and Public Order
23 - Employment Law and Human Rights

John Bowers QC is the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, a leading barrister, and former co-head of Littleton Chambers. He specializes in employment law, discrimination, pensions, and judicial review. He also practises in the human rights field, and has on several occasions appeared in the European Court of Human Rights. He is a Deputy High Court Judge, a frequent lecturer on employment law, and a former Chair of the Employment Law Bar Association.