Employment law is probably the fastest moving area in law today with the past two decades and particularly the last two years, seeing a wealth of legislation. This textbook steers the student through the complexities of the subject. The new edition includes The Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998", "The Working Time Regulations 1998", "The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998", "The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and "The Employment Relations Bill 1999".

Author Biography

DEBORAH LOCKTON is Deputy Head, Department of Law at De Montfort University. She has published widely in the area of employment law and over the years has been a consultant for a number of companies. She has also conducted a large number of Common Professional Development courses for local law societies, city firms, barristers' chambers and district judges.