Honeyball & Bowers' Textbook on Employment Law

The 13th edition of this popular textbook continues to provide a concise and user-friendly account of the essentials of employment law while offering critical and contextual insights into the debates shaping this fast-paced area of law. An extremely clear writing style allows the text to remain accessible and student-focussed, while providing detailed explanations and analysis of the law. The text also includes diagrams and chapter summaries throughout to aid student understanding, while further reading suggestions assist with essay preparation and research. Setting the subject in context, Honeyball & Bowers' Textbook on Employment Law considers both individual and collective issues as well as examining the increasing role of the EU in UK employment law. A separate chapter on human rights also enables students to understand the role human rights legislation plays in the development of employment law.

1 - History and institutions of employment law
2 - The concept of employment
3 - The contract of employment
4 - Termination of contract
5 - Continuity of employment
6 - Transfer of undertakings
7 - Statutory employment protection on dismissal
8 - Unfair dismissal
9 - Statutory redundancy payments and consultation procedures
10 - Non-contractual discrimination claims
11 - Contractual discrimination and family rights
12 - Statutory rights regulating the employment relationship
13 - Trade unions
14 - Collective bargaining
15 - Industrial action
16 - Human rights in employment

Simon Honeyball is Associate Professor of Employment law at the University of Exeter.