Employment Law; An Introduction for HR and Business Student

Description Employment Law can be a challenging subject for students who have no prior experience of studying or working with Law. Employment Law: An Introduction for HRM and Business Students is an ideal text for those business students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses who are taking a module in Employment Law. It covers a comprehensive range of topics enabling students to gain a solid understanding of the key principles of the subject. The engaging, authoritative writing style and range of learning features make this a refreshingly accessible and student-friendly read. This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and includes expanded coverage of the impact of EU Law, and Discrimination Law including ageism, sexual orientation, religious belief, harassment and disability. Each chapter includes summaries of topical and relevant cases, direction to key sources of legal information and suggestions for further reading while covering the CIPD Standards for the Employment Law elective on the Professional Development Scheme (PDS). This text includes a range of case studies, tasks and examples to consolidate learning and includes a brand new section on Employment Law study skills to help students get to grips with how to access and read law reports, understand the sources of the law, find and use up-to-date legal information (particularly websites) and how to prepare for exams and written assignments. Contents Cases referred to in this book Legislation referred to in this book Preface Acknowledgements Studying Employment Law The Formation of Employment Law The Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal Contract of Employment Atypical Contracts and the Variation of Contracts Individual Protection Rights Discrimination (1) Discrimination (2) Termination of Employment (1) Termination of Employment (2) Trade Union Legislation Privacy and Confidential Information Health and Safety Legislation About the author(s) Kathy Daniels Kathy teaches at Aston Business School and is a tutor for ICS Ltd in Employment Law and related topics. She is also a tutor on the Advanced Certificate in Employment for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She is a fellow of the CIPD. She is a lay member of the Employment Tribunals, sitting in Birmingham. Prior to these appointments she was a Senior Personnel Manager in the manufacturing sector. Kathy has also written for a number of other CIPD texts including ''Employee Relations in an Organisational Context'', ''Equality, Diversity and Discrimination'' with Lynda Macdonald, and the forthcoming textbook from the Aston Centre of Human Resources, ''Strategic Human Resource Management: Building Research-Based Practice''.