A comprehensive guide to industrial relations and the law. The major topics in this area are supplemented by comment on the historical development of the law and the political, economical and industrial influences on the law. This new edition is updated with new case law and covers the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Employment Relations Act 1999. The concise and partly contextual approach should aid readers' understanding of this dynamic area of law which is heavily affected by policy factors.