An overview of the basic principles of labour law and the related policy arguments.
Anne Davies is Fellow and Tutor in Law at Brasenose College, Oxford, and Reader in Public Law at the University of Oxford, where she teaches Labour Law and Public Law.
Part I: 1. A brief history of labour law; 2. Economics perspectives on labour law; 3. Human rights perspectives on labour law; 4. Modes of regulation; Part II: 5. Who is protected by employment law?; 6. Working time; 7. Discrimination; 8. Wages; 9. Dismissal; 10. Collective representation; 11. Trade Union membership; 12. Industrial action; What next?