Employment Law

Roger Welch, PhD, M.Phil, LLM, LLB was a Principal Lecturer in employment law at the University of Portsmouth where he is now a Visiting Research Fellow. He has written extensively on employment law matters - particularly on trade union rights and employment contracts in professional sport.  Caroline Strevens LLB is Head of School of Law at the University of Portsmouth. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was previously in practice as a solicitor. She has developed innovative units for the LL.B which include undergraduates training and working as Generalist Advisers with the local Citizens Advice Bureau.

"This book presents the issues in employment law in innovative ways and successfully puts the law in its political, social and economic context. The range of different materials stimulate discussion and debate [and it is] attractive to students as it presents the law in a clear and accessible fashion, is topical, and provides many activities to help students to cement their learning." - Lisa Rogers, Senior Lecturer, Birmingham City University.  "The real life context provided in this book is extremely rich and appropriate. It will prove very useful in engaging students in a fuller appreciation of the legal issues raised." - Carol Kilgannon, Lecturer/Programme leader LLB, Winchester University.

• 1. Introduction to Employment Law: The institutions and the people involved. 2. Nature, formation and sources of the contract of employment3. Performance of the contract of employment4. Common law termination of the contract of employment 5. Unfair dismissal6. Redundancy and other economic dismissals7. The law of discrimination8. Trade unions, collective bargaining and the law 9. The legal regualtion of industrial action