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Employment Law Package

Buy Law at work 2011 + the latest Case law at work Eighth edition 2011/12 and save 10%

Law at work is LRD's annual best-selling employment law booklet explaining all the major employment legislation that union reps need to know about. The 2011 edition of Law at work covers all the provisions and includes full details of the changes resulting from the Equality Act 2010, which overhauls and extends discrimination law. It clearly explains members' basic rights under an employment contract, as well as their rights relating to pay, conditions, dismissal, redundancy, discrimination and more.

Case law at work Eighth Edition (2010-11) is the companion to Law at work. It contains clear summaries of important employment law cases.

Together, these guides are invaluable when negotiating, helping with member queries or preparing tribunal claims.


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Case Law at Work series

Buy all eight editions of the Case Law at work series (including the latest 2012 edition) and save 20%

Each year LRD publishes a new edition of Case law at work a unique source of information on recent employment law cases which add to the collection of cases provided in previous editions and does not replace them. They contain clear summaries and updates of important cases decided by the appeal courts, many of which are not contained in other legal guides.


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Health and Safety Package

Buy Health and Safety Law + Stress and mental health at work + Sickness absence and save 15%

These are three LRD health and safety booklets, written to help union representatives.

Health and safety law 2011 includes all the recent developments in health and safety law including new regulations, HSE guidance, important court cases on corporate manslaughter, asbestos compensation and dismissal for trade union activities; as well as the coalition government's 'one out-one in' system for new regulations and its future plans for health and safety, including the Red Tape Challenge and the Löfstedt review of health and safety legislation.

Stress and mental health at work - a guide for union reps aims to bring insights from mental health to the issue of stress and make the health and safety approach disability-sensitive.

Sickness absence covers your current rights in relation to sickness absence and sick pay along with the law during this time of recession and widespread job cuts. A time in which many employers are tightening up their sickness absence procedures, and sick workers are increasingly reluctant to take time off for fear of being sacked or made redundant.

Together, these guides will give reps the information they need in negotiations with employers to ensure workers are being protected.


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Dispute Resolution Package

Buy Disciplinary and grievance procedures + Employment tribunals - a guide for trade unionists and save 10%

This vital union rep package consists of two LRD booklets Disciplinary and grievance procedures and Employment tribunals. Together these essential guides will give trade union reps the information they need to handle disciplinary and grievance hearings and submit valid tribunal claims.

Disciplinary and grievance procedures sets out the revised Acas Code of practice. It also explains the right to be accompanied, provides detailed guidance on how to handle disciplinary and grievance hearings and includes model letters and documents.

Employment tribunals is an easy-to-use guide to help union reps ensure that members' claims do not fall foul of the rules. This booklet is designed to help union reps get a clear understanding of the key employment tribunal rules. It specifies the claims that can be brought, sets out the requirements for submitting a claim, and includes time limits and qualifying service rules.

Both of these LRD booklets are written in a straightforward style and contain many examples of best practice. They are a quick and easy reference guide for union and workplace reps, union officials and legal advisers.