Employment law: an adviser's handbook, now in its fourteenth edition, is the definitive text on employment law for the adviser. It is uniquely focused on the claimant and covers the wide range of employment law problems in a clear and practical form. It aims to make this ever-evolving, and increasingly complex, area of law accessible to both employment law specialists and non-lawyers.Employment law: an adviser's handbook provides up to date coverage of UK and European employment and discrimination law. There is clear and succinct commentary on case-law and thorough consideration of the relevant domestic legislation, EU treaties and directives.There is step-by-step guidance for advisers running unfair dismissal and discrimination cases with as much space devoted to evidence, precedents and checklists as to setting out the law. Each chapter starts with a useful summary of key points and there is extensive cross-referencing throughout. The main text is supported by practical resources including sample case papers, a glossary and signposts to other sources of information.This edition has been updated to include: ā¢issues related to COVID-19ā¢Discussion of the practicalities of remote hearingsā¢An expanded section on detriments for refusing to work in dangerous circumstancesā¢New coverage of law and the menopauseā¢the new entitlement to parental bereavement leaveā¢the effects of BrexitEmployment law: an adviser's handbook is the essential guide to employment law for all claimant advisers, trade union representatives, lawyers and any individual looking for a comprehensive, yet accessible, guide to employment law.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- Table of statutory instruments
- Table of EU legislation
- Table of international legislation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Terms and conditions of employment
- 2 Collective consultation and trade union rights
- 3 European law and human rights
- Part I: Wages
- 4 Pay and protection of wages
- 5 Equal pay
- Part II: Unfair dismissal, redundancy and TUPE
- 6 Unfair dismissal: eligibility, fairness and automatic dismissal
- 7 Types of unfair dismissal
- 8 Redundancy
- 9 Evidence in ordinary unfair dismissal cases
- 10 TUPE
- Part III: Equality and discrimination
- 11 Work and family life
- 12 Discrimination overview
- 13 What is discrimination under the law?
- 14 Protected characteristics
- 15 Disability
- 16 Evidence in discrimination cases
- 17 Health and safety
- Part IV: Remedies and procedures
- 18 Unfair dismissal remedies
- 19 Discrimination remedies
- 20 Running an unfair dismissal case
- 21 Running a discrimination case
- 22 Disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures
- APPENDICES
- A Running ET cases: checklists and samples
- B Indirect discrimination: possibly discriminatory provisions, criteria or practices
- C Unfair dismissal case study
- D Glossary
- E Redundancy payments table
- F Bibliography and other resources
- Index