Labour Law: Text & Materials

Publisher: Hart Publishing

Authors: Hugh Collins, Keith Ewing & Aileen McColgan

Price: £30.00

Edition: 2nd Edition (October 2005)

ISBN: 978-1-841-13362-1

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In these troubled times, employment lawyers are more and more in demand.  Such an increase means there is a growing interest from both practitioners and academics: this will stimulate the studying of employment law.  Those tackling this topic may opt for the broader background and context that a text and materials book brings.  To my mind, there are few better than Labour Law: Text and Materials.

Written by three experienced and respected academic lawyers, Labour Law: Text and Materials is separated into ten chapters: introduction to employment law; the employment relation; equality; protecting the work/life balance; dismissal; human rights and labour law; trade unions and their members; worker representation and trade union recognition; industrial conflict and the right to strike; and restructuring the business.  This coverage ensures the text covers the main undergraduate employment law topics.

Labour Law: Text and Materials is superbly written and, unlike many text and materials books, is succinctly and coherent written.  It supremely balances text and materials; with the latter placing the former in its historical, legal and social context.  This is some achievement and allows the reader to really understand the nuts and bolts of the law, its development and likely future.  It is also an excellent starting point for further reading and allows students to achieve those all important extra marks.

Students looking for a more rounded view of employment law should seriously consider adding Labour Law: Text and Materials to their shelves.  Without it, considerable time may be spent in the library trying to find the golden nuggets of information which appears between the covers.  If it is combined with an introductory text on employment law (allowing the reader to quickly understand the basics), the reader will be fully armed to tackle any problem or essay on this important and ever developing area of law.

Reviewed on 1 June 2009

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