Employment Law in Practice (Inns of Court Bar Manuals) Book

Employment law is a rapidly changing area of practice which imposes real challenges for practitioners. The law is mostly found in the relevant UK legislation, but is constructed on a basis of common law. This manual is designed to address the difficulties faced by those bringing or defending proceedings in the industrial tribunal, providing a basic background to the relevant legal principles and the procedural requirements and explaining how these can be used in practice to meet clients' needs. Specific chapters deal with: the common law, statutory and EC sources and how they interact; substantive law in the main areas coming before the industrial tribunals (unfair dismissal, redundancy, breach of contract, discrimination and equal pay); industrial tribunal procedure; remedies, including guidance and exercises in assessing compensation; and sample cases, showing how to complete the relevant forms, deal with interlocutory stages, use special procedures and record settlements. This book is designed to accompany the employment law option in the Bar Vocational Course.Read More