The Employer's Handbook: An Essential Guide to Employment Law, Personnel Policies and Procedures

by Barry Cushway

Overview

The book is a comprehensive source of hands-on advice on the increasingly complex legal framework now governing UK employment law.

Presented in plain English, it includes guidelines on age discrimination legislation and the latest employment tribunal forms. It also provides access to free legal updates and downloadable templates, forms and policy documents for dealing with key employment issues, including: recruiting staff; writing contracts; maternity/paternity rights; data protection; and terminating employment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749457471
Publisher:	Ebsco Publishing
Publication date:	07/28/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Barry Cushway is an independent HR consultant and Personnel Advisor to the IoD. He has previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Hay Group and MSL. He is also the author of The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions (published by Kogan Page).

Table of Contents

1    Recruiting staff          

2    Writing employment contracts           

3    Paying staff    

4    Employee benefits     

5    Performance management      

6    Dealing with absence 

7    Maternity and paternity rights           

8    Working hours and holidays  

9    Writing a staff handbook       

10  Personnel records and data protection           

11  Handling organization change

12  Handling disciplinary issues  

13  Dealing with grievances         

14  Terminating employment       

15  Dealing with tribunal cases    

16  Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of employees          

17  Working with trade unions