Includes index.

The sources and institutions of the law -- Formation of the contract of employment 1 - the sources of contractual terms -- Formation of the contract of employment 2 - implied terms of law -- Recruitment and selection -- Discrimination against employees on the grounds of sex or race -- Maternity rights -- The Health and safety at work etc act 1974 -- Statutory sick pay and suspension on medical grounds -- Time off work owing to lay off, short time or public duties -- Variation, breach and termination of the contract of employment at common law -- Unfair dismissal and redundancy rights 1: exclusions and qualifications; the meaning of dismissal; the effective and relevant dates of termination -- Unfair dismissal and redundancy rights 2: giving a reason for dismissal and reasonableness in the circumstances -- Unfair dismissal and redundancy rights 3: the meaning of redundancy; the procedure for handling redundancies and transfers of undertakings; time off to look for work -- Unfair dismissal and redundancy rights 4: making a claim; conciliation; the remedies for unfair dismissal; calculating redundancy payments and rebates; employee rights on insolvency -- Calculating continuous service, normal working hours and a week's pay -- The legal framework of collective bargaining -- The trade union rights of employees -- Trade unions and their members -- Liability for industrial action.