Overview

This is a completely rewritten new edition of the classic text, The Modern Law of Strikes, by a team of expert practitioners. It provides a unique and authoritative guide to trade union recognition and the issues involved with present-day industrial action. Industrial action has become more frequent in recent years, and this book sets out the law and procedures which employment practitioners need to be aware of. It includes full coverage of trade union recognition, social security, employment protection rights, deductions from pay, and the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on strikes and picketing. Relevant forms and precedents are also included.

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Author:   John Bowers ,  Michael Duggan ,  David Reade, QC
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.792kg
ISBN:  

9780199269655

ISBN 10:   0199269653
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   01 April 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780199589623
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Contract of Employment and Industrial Action; 3. Liability for Strikes: The Economic Torts; 4. The Trade Dispute Immunity; 5. Secondary Action; 6. Ballots; 7. Statutory Restrictions; 8. Action Less Than a Strike; 9. Consumer Actions; 10. Picketing/Criminal Law Offences; 11. Inter Union Activities; 12. Liability of Unions; 13. Unfair Dismissal; 14. Employment Protection Rights; 15. Social Security; 16. Injunctions (Restraining Orders); 17. Sit Ins; 18. Committal; 19. Sequestration; 20. Damages; 21. Deductions From Pay; 22. Industrial Standards; 23. Industrial Action Forms; 24. Trade Union Recognition : the Application; 25. Trade Union Recognition: Admissibility and the Bargaining Unit; 26. Balloting; 27. The Consequences of Recognition; 28. Changes Affecting the Bargaining Unit; 29. Part IV De-recognition; 30. Victimization

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The book is logically and helpfully laid out ... the book is recommended as a useful addition to the employment lawyers bookshelf and provides a helpful tool in advising on what appears to be a particularly current topic. Counsel

Author Information

John Bowers is a leading figure in employment law, specializing in both individual and collective employment law, discrimination and pensions law, and judicial review. He is the author of a number of successful employment law books, including the sixth edition of Bowers on Employment Law. He practises from Littleton Chambers and is also a Recorder on the Midland Circuit. Michael Duggan is a barrister at Littleton Chambers, specializing in employment law. He has extensive experience of trade union work involving labour disputes. David Reade is a barrister at Littleton Chambers, practising across the spectrum of contentious and non contentious employment law.

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