Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: The System of employment law: Employment law and the UK legal system -- The European Union legal system -- The Institutions of employment law -- Industrial tribunal procedure -- The Substance of employment law: Employment status and continuity -- Race and sex discrimination -- Disability and other discrimination -- The Contract of employment: formation and sources -- Recruitment, selection and appointment -- The Contract of employment: terms, interpretation and change -- Pay--hours of work, holidays and time off -- Maternity -- Health and safety: general statutory requirements -- Health and safety: civil liability -- Wrongful and unfair dismissal -- Redundancy and unfair dismissal -- Redundancy: consultation with employee or union representatives -- Redundancy payments -- Transfers of undertakings -- Trade unions -- Collective bargaining -- Industrial action -- Protection of information and property -- Problems and perspectives: The Development and impact of employment law -- The Functioning of the industrial tribunal system -- Employment law and the European Union -- Policy issues and the employment law system.