"When you need up-to-date and reliable information on any aspect of employment law, the latest edition of Employment Rights is the guide to have on hand." -- London Evening Standard"This book sets out to provide a guide to rights at work. It does so in lucid style, whilst, at the same time, seeking to place the law in its political and historical context . a useful one for the trade unionist." -- Labour Research"Most useful for law students, trade unionists and non-specialists, and a good start for any lawyer changing specialisms or wanting a clear picture of the current state of play and how we got there." Law Society GazetteThis new edition of the successful handbook Employment Rights is fully updated and revised to include new material on the European Convention of Human Rights 2000, and all recent employment law.Employment Rights is the leading reference work written specifically for everyone requiring reliable, accessible and up-to-date information on labour law in the UK" in particular those outside,the legal profession. Coverage is comprehensive and includes recruitment and selection; contracts and wages; discrimination; unfair dismissal and redundancy; health and safety; and trade union rights.

There is clear advice on all developments of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Industrial Tribunal Act 1996. In addition, the book covers in-work State benefits and out-of-work State benefits.