Updated edition of this bestselling comprehensive textbook on Irish labour law, which reflects all the major legislative and case law changes in this area since 2008.

New to this edition:

• • Reforms of the State's industrial relations structures under the Workplace Relations (Law Reform) Bill 2012
  • Landmark case John Grace Fried Chicken Ltd on the unconstitutionality of JLCs
  • Hussein case on employment permits and legal contracts
  • New developments in the law on bullying and harassment, including corporate bullying in Kelly v Bon Secours Health Systems Ltd
  • Employment injunctions
  • EU Directives, including the Directive on Temporary Agency Workers and the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012
  • Recent Supreme Court and High Court decisions.
    
    
• Provides a historical context to labour law with particular reference to the Constitution, EU law, common law, international conventions, the labour market and unions.
  
  
• Examines the various legal structures and regulatory frameworks - domestic, European and international - that underpin determinations and decisions made in relation to labour law.
  
  
• Presents and evaluates the nature of employment contracts, conditions of employment, and termination of employment with details of legislation and relevant recent case law.
  
  
• Safety, health and welfare at work, equality legislation and terms and conditions of employment legislation are detailed throughout the text.

Written For:

Students of law and for those taking labour law as part of a non-law programme.

People working in HR, IR or employee representative function.