Stephen Taylor is CIPD Chief Examiner and Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School.Astra Emir is a barrister specialising in employment, transport and regulatory law, among other areas. She is an examiner and visiting lecturer at various institutions and is the author of Selwyn's Law of Employment (2018, OUP) and Transport Operator Licensing (2017, Kogan Page).

The written style supports and underpins an awareness and application of the essential principles surrounding employment law for human resources, business and management students.

• Part I: Foundations1: The rise of employment law2: Sources of employment law and institutions3: Barriers to employment rightsPart II: The Contract of Employment4: Unfair dismissal - reasons and remedies5: Unfair dismissal - reasonableness6: Redundancy7: Contractual employment rights8: Implied terms9: Wrongful and constructive dismissalPart III: Discrimination Law10: Introducing discrimination law11: The Equality Act 2010: key concepts12: Age Discrimination13: Disability discrimination14: Race discrimination15: Religious discrimination16: Sex discrimination17: Sex - related characteristics (gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation)18: Equal pay19: Atypical workersPart IV: Employment Policy and Practice20: Family-friendly statutes21: Wages and benefits22: Privacy and confidentiality23: TUPEPart V: Health and Safety24: Health and safety - the criminal law25: Health and safety - the civil law26: Working timePart VI: Collective Employment Law27: Freedom of association28: Consultation and bargaining29: Industrial actionPart VII: Employment Law in Action30: Employment tribunal procedure31: Preparing and presenting a case

Stephen Taylor is CIPD Chief Examiner and Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School.Astra Emir is a barrister specialising in employment, transport and regulatory law, among other areas. She is an examiner and visiting lecturer at various institutions and is the author of Selwyn's Law of Employment (2018, OUP) and Transport Operator Licensing (2017, Kogan Page).

The written style supports and underpins an awareness and application of the essential principles surrounding employment law for human resources, business and management students.

• Part I: Foundations1: The rise of employment law2: Sources of employment law and institutions3: Barriers to employment rightsPart II: The Contract of Employment4: Unfair dismissal - reasons and remedies5: Unfair dismissal - reasonableness6: Redundancy7: Contractual employment rights8: Implied terms9: Wrongful and constructive dismissalPart III: Discrimination Law10: Introducing discrimination law11: The Equality Act 2010: key concepts12: Age Discrimination13: Disability discrimination14: Race discrimination15: Religious discrimination16: Sex discrimination17: Sex - related characteristics (gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation)18: Equal pay19: Atypical workersPart IV: Employment Policy and Practice20: Family-friendly statutes21: Wages and benefits22: Privacy and confidentiality23: TUPEPart V: Health and Safety24: Health and safety - the criminal law25: Health and safety - the civil law26: Working timePart VI: Collective Employment Law27: Freedom of association28: Consultation and bargaining29: Industrial actionPart VII: Employment Law in Action30: Employment tribunal procedure31: Preparing and presenting a case