Employment Law in Context. Third Edition
David Cabrelli - OUP, 2018
The absolute package for students of employment law, this rigorous
treatment - which includes extracts from key cases and source materials
- uses a running case study to contextualize the law and actively
encourages critical thinking.
- The
only employment law textbook which includes a running case study,
encouraging students to consider the practical applications of the law,
follow, and understand the life-cycle of a company
- Significant cases are covered in depth with
choice extracts from judgments and further academic materials, to allow
students to engage with the policies, issues, and key debates
- Takes a thorough and detailed approach to
individual employment law, with chapters on collective employment law
available online, providing a full and reliable guide to the subject
- Regular in-chapter reflection points boost critical engagement with the issues and provide points for discussion
New to this edition
- Preliminary consideration of the potential impact of Brexit on employment laws derived from EU labour law
- Discussion of the slew of gig economy and
flexible working cases decided by the tribunals and courts since the
publication of the second edition, including consideration of the
recommendations contained in the report by Matthew Taylor entitled Good
Work that was issued in July 2017.
- Analysis of R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor,
where the Supreme Court decided to quash the employment tribunal fees
regime on the basis that it amounted to an infringement of the common
law right to access the courts and justice.
- Coverage of a range of notable new cases adding to the annual leave and holiday pay saga, such as British
Gas Trading Ltd v Lock (No. 2), Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v
Willetts, Sobczyszyn v Szkola Podstawowa w Rzeplinie, and The Sash Window Workshop Ltd. v King.
- Treatment of court decisions reflecting changes in the area of equality and discrimination law, such as Achbita
v G4S Secure Solutions NV, Bougnaoui v Micropole SA, Essop v Home
Office (UK Border Agency), Education, Childrens Services and Skills v
Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School, Taiwo v Olaigbe, Lee v
McArthur, Wasteney v East London NHS Foundation Trust, Chief Constable
of West Midlands Police v Harrod, Perera de Souza v Vinci Construction
(UK) Ltd, Banaszczyk v Booker Ltd, FirstGroup Ltd v Paulley, OBrien v
Bolton St Catherines Academy, and Griffiths v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, amongst many
others.
