Set in the context of experience in the workplace as well as within the wider social & political framework Employment Law provides a succinct account of employment law & industrial relations law. The work is written in a straightforward & engaging style making it easy for students to understand the topic & grasp difficult concepts. ...

The Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters series is a long-running & successful list of titles offering clear concise & authoritative guides to the main subject areas written by experienced & respected authors. This eighth edition of Employment Law has been thoroughly revised & updated to reflect recent developments in the area most notably in the form of the Equality Act 2010. In what is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today this popular text steers the reader confidently through the complexities. It is an ideal companion
- both for law students & for those studying employment law or labour law as part of a business-related degree programme. The enhanced layout

Includes:: end of chapter summaries exercises & further reading lists. A companion website featuring updates on latest developments can be found at: www.palgrave.com/law/lockton 8e


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Employment Law in Contextis the perfect guide to the legal principles that students are likely to encounter on a day-to-day basis as a HR professional. Written by experienced HR practitioners & covering all aspects of the employment relationship from beginning to end the book also provides invaluable guidance on how to apply the legal principles across a range of practical workplace scenarios. ...

New to this edition: All chapters revised in line with changes to Employment Law More case discussion & more featured cases Learning Objectives to focus students learning In-chapter Discussion Points to stimulate debate End-of-chapter annotated further reading & weblinks Indexed list of cases cited End-of-book glossary defining key terms More diagrams & less text-heavy Linked to HR Inform the online subscription service Online resources
- available on publication For tutors: -Lecturers Guide -Additional case studies -In-class activities -Lecture slides For students: -Questions & activities -Annotated weblinks -Employment Law updates from HR Inform This textbook fully maps to the new CIPD Employment Law module & is also ideal for those studying similar modules on HRM or Business degrees.
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This is not a book of substantive law
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Fans of Philippa Gregory will be entranced. Kate Quinns unforgettable third novel is a mesmerising story of passion ambition & betrayal. Elle Under its beloved Emperor Trajan the Roman Eagle spreads its wings advancing ever further into the untamed world. But neither Trajan nor his reign can last for ever. Gladiator turned soldier Vix is back in Rome to make his fortune. Sabina the wayward daughter of a senator craves adventure. United by their devotion to the Emperor Vix & Sabina are unaware that the wolves are gathering. Trajans enigmatic Empress has her own plans for Sabina. & the aristocratic Hadrian the Empresss protege conceals dark ambitions rooted in a secret prophecy. When Trajan falls the hardened warrior the adventurous girl the shadowy empress & the scheming politician are caught in a deadly whirlwind that threatens to seal all their fates
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To rescue her family from poverty & avoid marrying her slope-shouldered cousin seventeen-year-old Orchid competes to be one of the Emperors wives. When she is chosen as a lower-ranking concubine she enters the erotically charged & ritualised Forbidden City. But beneath its immaculate facade lie whispers of murders & ghosts & the thousands of concubines will stoop to any lengths to bear the Emperors son. Orchid trains herself in the art of pleasuring a man bribes her way into the royal bed & seduces the monarch drawing the attention of dangerous foes. Little does she know that China will collapse around her & that she will be its last Empress. ...

Lincoln Rhyme has travelled to a world-famous spinal cord injuries center in North Carolina for some risky experimental surgery. It may make him a tiny bit better it may kill him. But before he has a chance to undergo it the local police department are drafting in Rhyme & Amelia using their forensic skills to help find two women kidnapped by a psychotic young man known locally as the Insect Boy. After a cat & mouse game through the abandoned swamps of North Carolina Lincoln & Amelia manage to find him
- then Amelia convinced of his innocence breaks the boy out of jail. & Lincoln has to find them both while Amelia uses all the skills her mentor & lover has taught her to evade him. Her actions are to have more disastrous consequences than either of them anticipate.. .
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To the outside world Charlotte is the privileged daughter of the local vicar. Behind closed doors however she is the prisoner of her controlling father. As she grows up Charlotte longs for freedom but her captivating innocence leads her into trouble. Sent to Ireland to hide a shameful pregnancy she discovers that once again her father has deceived her. She is forced into a convents harsh & humiliating regime where she must eventually give up the one thing that makes her life worthwhile. When Charlotte returns to England older than her years she chooses to forget the past. Becoming a London midwife she longs only to help other women at this hardest & most joyful moment in their lives. But her deep compassion & desire to prevent anyone else suffering the same horror she did leads her into a darker & more dangerous place. ...

To the outside world Charlotte is the privileged daughter of the local vicar. Behind closed doors however she is the prisoner of her controlling father. As she grows up Charlotte longs for freedom but her captivating innocence leads her into trouble. Sent to Ireland to hide a shameful pregnancy she discovers that once again her father has deceived her. She is forced into a convent's harsh & humiliating regime where she must eventually give up the one thing that makes her life worthwhile. When Charlotte returns to England older than her years she chooses to forget the past. Becoming a London midwife she longs only to help other women at this hardest & most joyful moment in their lives. But her deep compassion & desire to prevent anyone else suffering the same horror she did leads her into a darker & more dangerous place. ...