The law governing the issues identified is found in common law and statute, with guidance also given by relevant codes of practice. The main statute is the Employment Rights Act 1996. Although statue has largely superseded common law, where there has not been a decided case on similar facts under the statute, the court or tribunal will look to earlier common law cases. Non-statutory materials such as Codes of Practice and handbooks issued by competent authorities …showed first 75 words of 1862 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1862 total…and Maxwell 5th Edition, 2004 Cases and materials on Employment Law, 5th edition 2004 Painter and Holmes An A-Z of employment law: a complete reference source for managers. Websites www.employmentlaw.com www.lawteacher.com Cases Chakarian (1930) Pepper v Webb (1969) Wilson v Racher (1974) Gunton v London Borough of Richmond (1981). Rubel Bronze etal Co (1918) BCCI v Ali (1999) Devis v. Atkins Polkey v Dayton 1988 Wilkinson J in Sillifant v Powell Duffryn Timber Ltd 1983 Even Laws v London Chronicle Ltd (1959)