Contracts of Employment

Abstract

After reading this chapter you will know about:

• 1 the ways in which the law distinguishes between employees and independent contractors, and the importance of the distinction

• 2 the terms implied into a contract of employment by the common law and by statute, including the right to equal pay and protection against discrimination on the grounds of race and sex

• 3 the law relating to unfair dismissal, including statutory and common law remedies

• 4 the protection of employees on the transfer of undertakings

• 5 the nature of fixed term and performance contracts