Focuses on the effectiveness of labour legislation to promoting gender equality. This study argues that there is a mismatch between the realities of the developing world and the socio-economic, legal, political and cultural underpinnings of labour law, which originates from its development in post-colonial African and South Asian countries.
This is an accessible introduction to UK employment law for non-law students. It provides a wide range of topics reflecting the content of employment law modules, and the extensive evaluative material raises the major debates and encourages critical thinking.
A book on employment law for those studying human resource management, a business degree programme or the CIPD's employment law specialist elective. It covers the key areas of employment law from the formation of contracts of employment to the preservation of human rights.
Intends to help scholars in EU and international law reflect on their research: where does it fit within the discipline, what kinds of research questions they think interesting, how do they pursue them, what theoretical perspective best supports their way of thinking their project, and so on.
Gender-based discrimination, harassment, and violence against women in the home, workplace, and society at large are continuing topics of legislative and judicial concern. This book aims to focus on economic detriment or quid pro quo harassment - making submission to sexual demands a condition to job benefits.
Covers various aspects of employment law. This book assists you with the queries you may have on routine subjects, such as maternity benefits and recruitment, and provides guidance on sensitive areas of the law such as sex discrimination and redundancy.
Covers key aspects of health and safety law and practice, as well as related environmental and employment information. Providing an interpretation of legislation and regulations, on a range of subjects from accident reporting to workplaces and welfare facilities, this book is suitable for health & safety practitioners.
Blackstone's Employment Law Practice 2010 is the indispensable resource for employment practitioners, providing all you need to advise clients confidently and to appear in tribunal. It draws together key legislation, procedural rules, Codes of Practice and Practice Directions as well as in-depth analysis of law and procedure in one portable volume.
Covering various aspects of employment law, this book helps you with the queries you may have on routine subjects, such as maternity benefits and recruitment, and provides guidance on sensitive areas of the law such as sex discrimination and redundancy.
Q&A Employment Law offers a lifeline to students revising for exams. It provides clear guidance from experienced examiners on how best to tackle exam questions, and gives students the opportunity to practise their exam technique and assess their progress.
Anyone appearing before an employment tribunal for the first time is faced with many procedures and rules that can confuse and mystify. Employment Tribunal Claims brings together practical guidance with an extensive collection of precedents to equip the claimant and his/her adviser with the tools and tactics to win their cases.
Labour law is a highly dynamic and complex field which can be properly understood only in its broader international and historical context. This work provides a comprehensive analysis of British labour law which explains the role of different legal sources, as well as social and economic policy, in its development.
Brings together theoretical, empirical and comparative accounts of the European Social Model (ESM) and transitional labor market policy. This book includes a discussion of the impact of transitional labor market policies on the European Employment policy implications for European social and employment policies.
Spells out the considerations that Congress found were a part of the realities of agricultural employment in 20th (and 21st) Century America. Beginning in the 1960s with the advent of FLCRA, this title proceeds through the enactment of MSPA and to the end of the century.
Employment Law: an adviser's handbook, now in its eighth edition, is the key text on employment law for the adviser. Uniquely focused on the claimant, it provides, in an affordable, single volume, coverage of all the main aspects of employment law supported by a wealth of precedents, case studies and tactical guidance.
Fully updated with all major developments in this dynamic area of law, Employment Law in Practice provides readers with not only a thorough grounding in key areas of substantive law and employment tribunal procedure, but also offers the reader the opportunity to practise applying their legal skills in the context of an employment tribunal
Offers a comprehensive introduction to employment and labor relations law. This book is suitable for students of business and other non-legal professions. It uses real case excerpts to encourage critical reasoning and illustrate how labor-related disputes arise and get resolved in the courts.
Examines changing employment practices in Japan, focusing on the position of the Japanese firm that is confronted with the need to address the changing economic circumstances while also maintaining some fit with the wider set of institutions that govern the Japanese labour market.
Business Reorganisations and Employment Law: Reorganisations, Redundancies and Transfers provides complete information for employment lawyers who advise clients on the various aspects surrounding the reorganisation of a business. This may involve moving employees around a business, making redundancies or transferring employees.
Has the thought of facing your law exams left you feeling overwhelmed? Are you staring at the mountain of revision in front of you and wondering where to start? Written by lecturers who are also examiners, this title guides you through the revision maze, providing essential exam practice and helping you polish your essay-writing technique.
Suitable for managers and HR professionals, this title deals with the employment law. It explains how to avoid taking actions that prove indefensible in law and how to follow procedures that meet statutory requirements and can be shown to be fair. It also details what records need to be kept and when and where advice should be sought.
The labour laws of European democracies underwent major transformations after the Second World War. This book compares the similarities and differences in the ways in which EU Member States reflected and shaped these general developments, in the context of economic, social and political changes over the period 1945-2004.
Employment lawyers are increasingly being asked to advise on international employment matters and draft documentation. This work provides practical guidance on employing expatriates. It is suitable for UK lawyers drafting contracts for migrant and immigrant workers as well as overseas lawyers with the same issues.
Contains various legal developments in the health and safety field, both in the form of national legislation and case law. This title includes the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007, and coverage of Scottish case law. It is suitable for the practitioners serious about health and safety.
Featuring questions and exercises, this text is designed for students taking employment law as part of the Legal Practice Course. Diagrams and key point summaries help students to fully understand procedures and identify the most important topics discussed, while examples ensure that students see the practical application of the law.
Intends to provide methods for understanding major EEO laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the American with Disabilities Act of 1975. This book also includes over 400 cases involving federal case law that focus on issues relating to the terms and conditions of employment.
Employment law is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today, with statutory changes, European Directives and new cases changing the detail rapidly. This book steers the student confidently through the complexities, exploring statute and case law and is reinforced with summaries, exercises and further reading throughout.
This volume examines key aspects of German labor and employment law as well as adjoining fields. Legal professionals explain the legal basis of these aspects of German law, point out typical practical problems and suggest solutions to those problems.
The history of child labour in America is long and, in some cases, unsavoury. This book examines the state of enforcement of America's federal child labour laws by the Department of Labour. It consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index.
Now in its seventeenth edition, Selwyn's Law of Employment has been updated by a new author, Astra Emir. The book delivers a clear and practical examination of employment law, setting out the key cases and legislation, and considers all significant decisions from the UK and EU from both an individual and collective standpoint.
Provides advice on the increasingly complex legal framework now governing UK employment law. This title includes guidelines on age discrimination legislation and employment tribunal forms. It provides access to free legal updates and downloadable templates, forms and policy documents for dealing with key employment issues.
Suitable for small- and medium-sized employers, this book offers advice on the complex legal framework governing UK employment law. It includes guidelines on age discrimination legislation and the employment tribunal forms. It identifies the legal essentials and best practice guidelines for effective people management.
Looks at how both young and old can be penalised by prejudice against their age group. This title is of interest to practitioners responsible for HR issues, finance, operations, service delivery, quality and customer relations, and for those with a policy focus or academic interest in diversity issues.
Covers methodologies in terminating individuals' employment, wage and hour issues, union organising activities, and workers' compensation problems. This book also delivers ideas and suggestions on how to get the most from employees by bosses/supervisors, as well as providing to employees insights as to their own working environment.
Working Time and Holidays: A Practical Legal Guide provides a concise and practical guide to the Working Time Regulations 1998; introducing the subject using case studies, frequently asked questions, checklists, and including useful appendices such as precedents.
Employment Law Concentrate is a high quality revision guide covering the key topics found on undergraduate and GDL courses. A range of pedagogical features help with preparation for exams and suggest numerous ways to improve marks. Written by experienced teachers and examiners, the book focuses on the needs of students to pass their exams.
Are efforts to protect workers' rights compatible with the forces of globalization? The contributors to this volume argue that international agreements and institutions are of central importance if labour rights are to be protected in a globalized economy, exploring some of the options that are open to governments and the labour movement.
Focuses on the way in which labour law took shape in nine European countries (the Member States of the EEC in 1979) - Belgium, Britain and Ireland, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg - from the beginning of the industrial revolution up to 1945.
Selwyn's Law of Employment is now in its sixteenth edition and continues its well established tradition of providing readers with an clear and practical examination of employment law. Setting out the key cases and legislation, it considers all significant decisions from the UK and EU from both an individual and collective standpoint.
Intends to provide methods for understanding major EEO laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the American with Disabilities Act of 1975. This book also includes over 400 cases involving federal case law that focus on issues relating to the terms and conditions of employment.
Redundancy: The Law and Practice sets out and explores redundancy law from a practical standpoint. Containing sections on redundancy payments, unfair dismissal, and collective redundancies, as well as a number of practical tools such as specimen letters, the book is an invaluable resource for practitioners working in the area.
While the civil courts ordinarily award costs to the successful party, it was previously rare for employment tribunals to do the same. This title analyses what tribunals are doing, and more importantly, why they are doing so. It is suitable for employment lawyers, in-house lawyers working on employment matters, HR consultants and tribunal judges.
This is an accessible and comprehensive introductory text for business and management students new to the subject of UK employment law. The authors' engaging and lively writing style is combined with a wide range of practical examples, to guide students through the fundamentals of this subject.