Employment law : a very short introduction / David Cabrelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cabrelli, David A., author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 702.

Very short introductions ; 702

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

xviii, 131 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"In today's society, work takes up a vast proportion of the time and energy of ordinary people. Although use of the phrase 'work-life balance' is now commonplace in the media and ordinary conversation, people work longer hours than ever before. However, rather than purely a means to an end in terms of supporting oneself financially, the workplace is a place to develop skills and talents and build lasting friendships. For these reasons, people want to know about their rights in the workplace. Issues of equal pay, discrimination, discharge/dismissal, and redundancy are prevalent within the media, and there is a growing public appetite for knowledge of the law governing the employment relationship. This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the main kinds of employment rights and labour laws found in many countries. It unpicks and evaluates some of the assumptions underpinning contemporary attitudes to such rights and laws in order to measure whether they are warranted. Throughout it also considers the economic, political, sociological, and social justifications for employment rights and laws."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198819240

0198819242

OCLC:

1311973431