Employment Law

Deborah J. Lockton was formerly Professor of Employment Law at De Montfort University, UK. She has conducted specialist in-house training courses for both companies and the profession and is the author of several books on employment law. She is also Editor of the journal Contemporary Issues in Law.

PART I: INTRODUCTION.- 1. Sources and Institutions of Employment Law.- PART II: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.- 2. The Nature of the Relationship.- 3. Terms of the Contract.- 4. Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment.- PART III: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.- 5. Discrimination.- 6. Equality of Terms.- 7. Employment Protection.- PART IV: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.- 8. Termination at Common Law.- 9. Unfair Dismissal.- 10. Redundancy.- 11. Duties of Ex-Employees.- PART V: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION.- 12. Trade Unions.- 13. The Rights of Trade Union Members.- 14. Industrial Action.