PART I: INTRODUCTION.- 1. Sources and Institutions of Employment Law.- PART II: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.- 2. The Nature of the Relationship.- 3. Terms of the Contract.- 4. Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment.- 4A. Transfers of Undertakings.- PART III: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.- 5. Discrimination.- 6. Equality of Terms.- 6A. Whistleblowing.- 7. Employment Protection.- PART IV: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.- 8. Termination at Common Law.- 9. Unfair Dismissal.- 10. Redundancy.- 11. Duties of Ex-Employees.- PART V: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION.- 12. Trade Unions.- 13. The Rights of Trade Union Members.- 14. Industrial Action.
Deborah J. Lockton was formerly Professor of Employment Law at De Montfort University, UK. She has conducted specialist in-house training courses for both companies and the profession and is the author of several books on employment law. She is also Editor of the journal Contemporary Issues in Law.
Tom Brown practices as a barrister from Cloisters Chambers, London, specialising in employment, equality, and human rights law. He has worked as a Judicial Assistant to the late Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Senior Law Lord, and for the United Nations on human rights and humanitarian projects. Tom has sat as a fee-paid Employment Judge since 2013. He was nominated for Employment Law Junior Barrister of the year in 2018 by Chambers and Partners. Tom is one of the Attorney General’s panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. He has trained lawyers and judges in equality law at the Academy of European Law and has contributed to books on employment and equality law. Tom has appeared in seminal cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court on employment law including Buckland v University of Bournemouth [2011] QB 323 on constructive dismissal, and Haywood v Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 22 on implied terms and notice of termination.
The tenth edition of Employment Law is an excellent introduction to one of the fastest moving areas of the law. The text confidently steers you through the complexities of this diverse subject, highlighting its practical and theoretical underpinnings by explaining the rights and responsibilities of workers, employees, employers, and trade unions.
The book has a new introductory section that places the topic of employment law in a social, theoretical, and historical context to help orientate and guide you through the book. Reinforced with summaries, exercises, and extensive further reading, it also features ‘hot topics’ – discussions highlighting recent cases to stimulate debate. Barrister Tom Brown joins as a co-author from this edition, providing insightful practical experience.
The tenth edition of Employment Law:
is up-to-date with the latest developments in legislation and case law
features a fully revised and expanded chapter on employment and worker status in the context of the gig economy
includes a brand new section on whistleblowing
This is an ideal companion for both law students and those studying employment law as part of other courses.
