IDS: Contracts of Employment 2nd ed

This new 2nd edition, cover dated November 2014, provides in-depth coverage of the rules governing the formation of a contract. The Contracts of Employment Handbook:-

• Examines the tests for establishing employment status, including the definition of an "employee" and other categories of worker
• Looks at the content of employment contracts, including express, implied, incorporated and statutory terms
• Covers employers’ obligation to provide employees with a written statement of employment particulars
• Sets out the circumstances in which courts will refuse to enforce an agreement, such as void terms, sham contracts and illegal contracts
• Deals with garden leave and restrictive covenants
• Analyses termination of contract, including express dismissal, constructive dismissal, expiry of a fixed-term
• Considers breach of contract and remedies for breach, including injunctions, calculation of damages and the duty to mitigate loss