An A-Z of Employment Law
The A-Z of Employment offers practical, jargon-free advice for employers on all the major employment law issues. The handbook is cross-referenced for ease of use and includes information on: the national minimum wage and how to calculate it; daily and weekly rest breaks; statutory sick pay; and more.
Since the publication of the last edition there has been a flood of new legislation enhancing the rights of employees and imposing more duties and responsibilities on employers.
This fourth edition has been comprehensively updated and provides practical guidance on new legislation and on selected and pertinent decisions by the tribunals and courts. This includes the very latest information on:
- parental leave;
- unfair dismissal;
- disciplinary and grievance procedures;
- holidays and holiday pay;
- working time (young persons);
- the national minimum wage;
- adoption leave and pay;
- paternity leave and pay;
- new maternity rights;
- flexible working;
- fixed-term employees;
- part-time workers;
- the Tax Credits Act 2002;
- the Employment Act 2002.
Complete with useful addresses and advice about alternative sources of information
(such as codes of practice and DTI guidance notes), this reference book is an
essential desktop companion for UK managers and industrial relations law students.
REVIEWS :“For employers who post staff to other offices in the EU or are
thinking of setting up offices in the UK, the book gives advice on how
to treat these ‘posted workers’ and particularly, which EU Directives
are relevant to their situations…Also provides useful addresses and
advice about alternative sources of information…Overall, a good
reference text.”
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Hardback, 720 Pages, Dimensions 234 x 142 MM Language English.
Peter Chandler is an independent personnel consultant and lecturer, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He is the author of Waud's Employment Law, An A-Z of Health and Safety Law and An A-Z of Employment Law (all published by Kogan Page).