Elizabeth Aylott - Employment Law

Elizabeth has written this second edition of Employment Law with HR students and the newly qualified HR professional in mind. It is a valuable jargon-free introduction to employment law and I thoroughly recommend it as an indispensable guide for business and HR students needing to understand employment law and for those applying employment law to the workplace. Andrew Chadwick, Dean, BPP Law School

Elizabeth Aylott has done it again in producing a clear, pragmatic and practical employment law book in the HR Fundamentals series. This excellent second edition is fully up to date to include the many changes in the competitive environment that impact on employment, including the gig economy, Brexit, GDPR, gender pay gap reporting and shared parental leave. This excellent toolkit will be of great value to students, HR professionals and anyone with people management responsibilities. Pam Williams, Human Resources Director, Gamma

This is a practical book that will help students who have started to learn about employment law. It is well written and ensures that it is easy to understand difficult topics. Jennifer Park, Head of UG Business Management Programmes and MSc Professional HR, BPP University

A valuable learning resource and reference on employment law that will help practitioners develop and enhance their skills and perceptions in the critical role of the HR manager as a member of a management group; responsible for coordinating the running of an organization and managing a supportive employment relationship by dealing with any individual or collective issues that arise. Trevor Hills, HR Business Consultant

An excellent reference point for professionals as well as those who are studying HR and employment law. All too often, the existing literature is riddled with jargon and difficult to understand. This book is straightforward and an easy, digestible read for anyone who wishes to understand and apply employment law in the work context. It touches on the origins of employment law and provides ample cases for reference. Elizabeth does a brilliant job of informing the reader about a very relevant and necessary topic and demonstrates how each aspect of employment law can be applied in various working environments. Akua Richardson, Human Resources Manager, Gamma

Easy to understand for HR students, HR professionals and line managers alike. It is a first step into the complex world of employment law. Andrew Zimuto, Employment Tribunal Judge (about a previous edition)

HR FUNDAMENTALS

Second Edition

EMPLOYMENT LAW

A practical introduction

Elizabeth Aylott

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First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2014 by Kogan Page Limited

Second edition published in 2018

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Liz Aylott is based at BPP University, where, as Student Learning Manager, she supports the engagement, learning and retention of students. For the last 15 years she has lectured at all levels on HRM and business, and taught on CIPD programmes at Levels 3, 5 and 7, and she continues to support CIPD students at Level 5 in Employment Law and Relations modules. She has provided a range of training programmes for individuals and clients and advice for businesses, ranging from a series of courses to introduce a new performance management system to career development and outplacement workshops.

Liz has a passion for developing expertise at all levels, for those embarking on a new career or for more experienced professionals, and for making learning accessible to all. For example, she has enjoyed coaching individual students through a range of business-based NVQ and Apprenticeships at a variety of different businesses, from large multinational corporations to small businesses. Whilst possessing an enthusiasm for facilitating and supporting employees to build on their strengths, she also has enjoyed the ability to provide advice as necessary, in particular for small businesses as they develop their HRM practice.

She has a broad interest in HRM but with an emphasis on employee voice, perceptions of justice and fairness, supporting HRM in SMEs and also employee absence and poor performance. Amongst her writing, she has written Case Studies on Employment Law for the CIPD and a Study Manual for Employment Relations Diploma Level 5, prepared for the Association of Business Executives and produced by BPP Media to support students completing this qualification.

Her primary areas of expertise are employee relations and employment law, an interest formed when she practised as a CIPD-qualified HR manager before moving into education. This interest has been developed from experience in a range of sectors, from the NHS (where she first practised as a physiotherapist), to the charitable sector (provision for disabled adults) and manufacturing industry (contact lens manufacture). This experience of being an employee (at the production line, either as a physiotherapist providing a service or as a lecturer developing education), a line manager, a senior manager and an HRM professional has held her in good stead.

The pace of change of legislation makes it difficult for both employers and employees to keep up to date with their rights and responsibilities in the business world. The general public view Employment Tribunals through the eyes of the media. Employers read about employees who have taken discrimination cases winning large sums, and fear the cost of Employment Tribunals.