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Book SynopsisDeborah J. Lockton was formerly Professor of Employment Law at De Montfort University, UK. She has conducted specialist in-house training courses for both companies and the profession and is the author of several books on employment law. She is also Editor of the journal Contemporary Issues in Law.Tom Brown practices as a barrister from Cloisters Chambers, London, specialising in employment, equality, and human rights law. He has worked as a Judicial Assistant to the late Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Senior Law Lord, and for the United Nations on human rights and humanitarian projects. Tom has sat as a fee-paid Employment Judge since 2013. He was nominated for Employment Law Junior Barrister of the year in 2018 by Chambers and Partners. Tom is one of the Attorney General's panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. He has trained lawyers and judges in equality law at the Academy of European Law and has contributed to books on employment and equality law. Tom has appeared in seminal caseTrade ReviewA perfect introductory text for all levels. Tom Brown has managed to retain the verve and coherence of Deborah Lockton’s much loved text while presenting the new challenges and frontiers of employment law in an admirably engaging way. * Luke Mason, School of Law, Birmingham City University, UK *This is an excellent student text on employment law. It covers all the key areas in a comprehensive yet accessible manner, while also highlighting the key critical contemporary issues in this context. The useful summaries, exercises and additional reading make it a great student resource. * Michelle Weldon-Johns, Dundee Business School, Abertay University, UK *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Sources and Institutions of Employment Law PART II: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP 2. The Nature of the Relationship 3. Terms of the Contract 4. Implied Duties in the Contract of Employment 4A. Transfers of Undertakings PART III: CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP 5. Discrimination 6. Equality of Terms 6A. Whistleblowing 7. Employment Protection PART IV: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 8. Termination at Common Law 9. Unfair Dismissal 10. Redundancy 11. Duties of Ex-Employees PART V: TRADE UNIONS AND THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION 12. Trade Unions 13. The Rights of Trade Union Members 14. Industrial Action.

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to explain in clear, accessible language, the approach taken by government to corporate offending resulting in a fatality in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The key provisions of the statutory offense of corporate manslaughter, introduced into the United Kingdom in 2008, are examined, and set in context through a consideration of their relationship with prosecution for fatalities at work via the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.Further contextualization is made through comparison with the current position in the United States, highlighting both similarities and differences in approach to occupational fatalities. The range of potential penalties is discussed with particular focus on the sentencing guidelines that apply after February 2016. Concluded corporate homicide cases are reviewed in order to assess the current regime in terms of financial penalties and to shine light on the evolving approach of the prosecuting authorities and the courts to these offenses.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a concise and usable overview of the practical implications of important public sector United States federal, state, and municipal laws and standards related to information governance, as they pertain to librarians, research staff, universities, corporate regulatory managers, and public-sector information governance professionals. It is the first in a series of two volumes addressing public sector information governance compliance matters from the perspective of our target audience.Topics addressed in the book include: the evolving role of librarians and the need for librarians and legal researchers to understand the principles of information governance, the importance of broad-based regulatory IG principles such as the Federal Records Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 and 36 CFR Chapter XII, Subchapter B – Records Management, that have been promulgated by various federal government agencies in framing public-sector IG principles, a survey of interpretive surveys from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that further elucidate the core IG principles applicable to public sector stakeholders, case studies detailing the application of important IG principles by federal agencies and bodies, and a survey of important IG issues facing state and local governments.

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