Employment Law: An Introduction - Softcover

Stephen Taylor is a senior lecturer in HRM at the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, having been previously at UMIST. He is the CIPD's national examiner for its 'Managing in a Strategic Business Context' paper. He has authored or co-authored several books including People Resourcing, Human Resource Management with Derek Torrington and Laura Hall, and the Employee Retention Handbook. In addition he has written many short articles, book chapters and research papers on resourcing and regulatory issues in HRM. He has worked as an academic now for eleven years. Prior to this he was a practising personnel manager in the NHS and in the hotel industry. He regularly represents people in employment tribunals. Astra Emir is a practising barrister specializing in employment law and transport law. She has degrees in law from Oxford University and University College London. Aside from representing parties in court, Astra teaches on a part-time basis at Manchester Metroplitan University and lectures on aspects of employment law in other institutions. She also offers training to professional witnesses. She is a member of Foreign Office Lawyers' Pro Bono Panel and has published several articles on religious and race discrimination issues.