- Provides students with no prior understanding or experience of the UK legal system with a thorough grounding in the key employment law concepts and their application in the workplace with a dedicated study skills chapter
- Supports students' learning with a range of pedagogical features including chapter objectives, tasks, 'explore further' sections, key learning points and examples to work through
- Covers new and topical subjects such as defining employment status in the gig economy, gender pay reporting, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Brexit
- New to this edition: new material exploring employment status in the gig economy, gender pay reporting, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the legal implications to be considered with Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, alongside new and updated cases throughout
- Online resources: lecture slides, case studies, multiple choice questions, annotated weblinks and an instructor's manual
Introduction to Employment Law
Fundamentals for HR and Business Students
Gain a thorough understanding of employment law and its application with this clear and easy to navigate textbook which is ideal for students with no experience of UK employment law.
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Imprint: CIPD - Kogan Page
EAN: 9780749484149
Edition: 5
Published:
Format: 245x190
320 pages
About the book
Understand the theory and practical application of UK employment law without the need for any prior legal knowledge.
Written specifically for HR and Business students, Introduction to Employment Law is a clear and accessible guide to employment law and how it applies in practice. Covering everything from employment tribunals and discrimination to redundancy and termination of employment, this textbook doesn't assume any prior knowledge of the UK legal system and equips students with all the knowledge and skills that they need to take forward into the workplace.
Fully revised with all the latest cases and legal developments, this new edition includes coverage of hot topics such as defining employment status in the gig economy, gender pay reporting, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the legal implications to be considered with Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
Packed with pedagogical features to consolidate learning including chapter objectives, tasks, 'explore further' sections, key learning points and examples to work through, as well as a dedicated study skills chapter, Introduction to Employment Law is essential reading for all students studying the CIPD Level 5 Intermediate module in employment law as well as being a useful resource for those studying at level 3 and an accessible introduction for level 7 and those on undergraduate and postgraduate courses needing a thorough grounding in employment law. Online resources include lecture slides, case studies, multiple choice questions, annotated weblinks and an instructor's manual.
About the authors
Kathy Daniels is Associate Professor and Associate Dean: Learning and Teaching at Aston University. She teaches employment law and employee relations at both undergraduate and masters level and is the lead tutor for employment law programmes at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). She writes and presents extensively for a variety of organisations and law firms, specialising in employment law. 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.
Offers a jargon-free, highly accessible introduction to employment law for both HR practitioners and students at all levels.
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