Employment Law (Palgrave Law Masters)

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Fourth Edition......Page 11
Table of Cases......Page 12
Table of Legislation......Page 41
Part I INTRODUCTION......Page 58
1.1 Common Law......Page 60
1.3 Codes of Practice......Page 61
1.4 European Community Law......Page 62
1.5 Employment Tribunals......Page 63
1.7 The Civil Courts......Page 69
1.8 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)......Page 70
1.10 Certification Officer......Page 73
1.11 The Commissions......Page 74
Further Reading......Page 75
Part II THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP......Page 78
2.1 Distinction between Employees and Independent Contractors......Page 80
2.2 Tests for Determining Status......Page 82
Summary......Page 88
Further Reading......Page 89
3.1 Express Terms......Page 90
3.2 Collective Agreements......Page 95
3.3 Incorporation of Other Documents......Page 102
3.4 Statutory Statement of Terms and Conditions......Page 105
3.5 Custom......Page 108
3.6 Implied Terms......Page 109
Summary......Page 110
Further Reading......Page 111
4.1 Personal Nature of the Contract......Page 113
4.2 Duties of the Employer......Page 115
4.3 Duties of the Employee......Page 157
Summary......Page 169
Further Reading......Page 170
Part III CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP......Page 172
5.1 The Concept of Discrimination......Page 174
5.2 Direct Discrimination......Page 181
5.3 Indirect Discrimination......Page 191
5.4 Victimisation......Page 200
5.5 Acts of Discrimination......Page 201
5.6 Other Unlawful Acts......Page 207
5.7 Genuine Occupational Qualifications (GOQs)......Page 210
5.8 Exceptions to the Legislation......Page 214
5.9 Part-Time Workers......Page 215
5.11 Enforcement and Remedies......Page 217
5.12 Discrimination on the Grounds of Disability......Page 221
Exercises......Page 231
Further Reading......Page 232
6.2 Equal Pay Act 1970......Page 233
6.3 The Male Comparator......Page 234
6.4 Like Work......Page 236
6.5 Work Related Equivalent......Page 238
6.6 Work of Equal Value......Page 239
6.7 Defences......Page 242
6.8 European Law and Equal Pay......Page 246
Summary......Page 252
Further Reading......Page 253
7.2 Guaranteed Week......Page 254
7.3 Medical Suspension Pay......Page 255
7.4 Maternity Rights......Page 256
7.5 Parental Leave......Page 259
7.7 Right Not to Suffer a Detriment......Page 262
7.8 Time-off Provisions......Page 266
Exercise......Page 270
Further Reading......Page 271
Part IV TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT......Page 272
8.1 Termination by Operation of Law......Page 274
8.2 Termination by Agreement......Page 277
8.3 Repudiation......Page 280
8.4 Resignation......Page 282
8.5 Common Law Dismissal......Page 284
8.6 Reasons for Dismissal......Page 287
8.7 Procedure for Dismissal......Page 288
8.8 Remedies for Wrongful Dismissal......Page 291
Exercises......Page 293
Further Reading......Page 294
9.1 Introduction......Page 295
9.2 Continuity of Employment......Page 301
9.3 Excluded Employees......Page 317
9.4 Has There Been a Dismissal?......Page 321
9.5 Reasons for Dismissal......Page 325
9.6 The Concept of Reasonableness......Page 341
9.7 Automatically Unfair Dismissal......Page 363
9.8 Dismissal During a Strike, Lock-Out or Other Industrial Action......Page 371
9.9 Remedies for Unfair Dismissal......Page 376
Summary......Page 382
Exercises......Page 383
Further Reading......Page 384
10.2 Qualification to Claim......Page 385
10.3 Definition of Redundancy......Page 386
10.4 Misconduct and Redundancy......Page 393
10.5 Suitable Alternative Employment......Page 394
10.6 Trial Period in New Employment......Page 395
10.7 Lay-Off and Short-Time Working......Page 396
10.8 Redundancy Compensation......Page 397
10.9 Consultation......Page 398
Summary......Page 402
Further Reading......Page 403
11.2 Express/Implied Duty of Fidelity......Page 405
11.3 Restraint of Trade Covenants......Page 406
11.4 Reasonable Between the Parties......Page 408
11.5 Reasonable in the Public Interest......Page 410
11.6 Enforceability......Page 412
11.7 Enforcement......Page 415
Further Reading......Page 417
Part V TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION......Page 420
12.1 Introduction......Page 422
12.2 Status of Trade Unions......Page 423
12.4 Independent Trade Unions......Page 426
12.5 Recognition of the Trade Unions......Page 428
12.6 The Political Fund......Page 433
12.7 Trade Union Accounts......Page 436
12.8 The Rule Book......Page 437
12.9 Inter-Union Disputes......Page 439
12.10 Trade Union Amalgamations......Page 441
12.11 Trade Union Elections......Page 442
12.12 The Right to Information......Page 443
12.13 The Closed Shop......Page 447
Exercises......Page 450
Further Reading......Page 451
13.1 Introduction......Page 452
13.2 Enforcement of the Union Rule Book......Page 453
13.3 Exclusion and Expulsion......Page 455
13.4 Discipline of Union Members......Page 458
13.5 The Certification Officer......Page 460
13.6 Action Short of Dismissal......Page 461
Exercises......Page 465
Further Reading......Page 466
14.1 Introduction......Page 467
14.2 Industrial Action and the Contract of Employment......Page 470
14.3 Industrial Action and the Economic Torts......Page 473
14.4 Statutory Immunities......Page 484
14.5 Trade Union Liability......Page 494
14.6 Loss of Trade Union Immunity......Page 496
14.7 Picketing......Page 501
14.8 Remedies......Page 506
Summary......Page 508
Exercises......Page 509
Further Reading......Page 510
C......Page 511
D......Page 513
E......Page 514
G......Page 515
I......Page 516
O......Page 517
R......Page 518
S......Page 519
W......Page 521