Further information

Throughout the booklet references have been made to the relevant statutes. Copies of these can be obtained online from the Office for Public Sector Information website at:www.opsi.gov.uk. In Northern Ireland, legislation is available online from the Labour Relations Agency website at: www.lra.org.uk. Legislation is also available at: www.statutelaw.gov.uk.

The full text of the cases referred to in this booklet is contained in the monthly Industrial Relations Law Reports (IRLR) or in the Industrial Cases Reports (ICR). All new cases are available free on the web. EAT, High Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords and ECJ decisions are available at:www.bailli.org.

Local libraries may have copies of the statutes and can obtain the books and law reports. Always check the date of publication to make sure that the book actually deals with the current law.

LRD’s monthly magazine, Workplace Report, provides up-to-date information on all legal developments with quarterly updates on contracts, termination of employment, discrimination, TUPE and tribunal procedures. Information on LRD’s publications and details of how to order are available on the website at:www.lrd.org.uk or contact LRD, 78 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8HF, tel: 020 7928 3649.

Information, guidance and Codes of Practice are available from:

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), Brandon House, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LW, helpline: 08457 474747, www.acas.org.uk.

Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), Third Floor, Discovery House, 28-42 Banner St, London EC1Y 8QE, tel: 020 7251 9747, www.cac.gov.uk.

Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, Enquiry Unit tel: 020 7215 5000, www.bis.gov.uk.

Employment Tribunals Service, 100 Southgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AQ, www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk. Enquiry line: 08457 959775, Minicom: 08547 573722.

Labour Relations Agency, 2-8 Gordon Street, Belfast BT1 2LG, tel: 028 9032 1442, www.lra.org.uk.