Smith & Wood's Employment Law

Known for its detailed and authoritative approach, Smith & Wood's Employment Law provides a comprehensive yet accessible guide to employment law. Clear accounts of essential case law and legislation are complemented by insightful commentary and critique to direct preparation for classes and assessments. Carefully explains topics in their social and historical context, providing readers with an awareness of the fast-paced development of employment legislation and offering a critical analysis of the future direction of the law. Digital formats and resources The sixteenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. · The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks · The online resources include self-test questions with feedback for each chapter, as well as further reading lists and useful websites to help support student's learning.

1 - Introduction
2 - Contracts of employment (1): status, formation, continuity, and change
3 - Contracts of employment (2): content and wages
4 - Discrimination in employment
5 - The work-life balance legislation
6 - Termination of employment contract at common law
7 - Unfair dismissal
8 - Redundancy, reorganization, and transfers of undertakings
9 - Collective labour law
10 - Industrial action

Ian Smith is a Barrister, former Clifford Chance Professor of Employment Law at the University of East Anglia and a former ACAS arbitrator. He is also General Editor of the practitioner text, Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law (Lexis Nexis). Owen Warnock is Emeritus Professor of Employment Law at the University of East Anglia and is also a former Partner in the Human Resources Group of Eversheds Sutherland. He is a Contributing Editor to the practitioner text, Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law (Lexis Nexis).