This book provides insight into all aspects of the legal relationship between employees and employers. The topics covered include the law on hiring, common law obligations of employers and workers, employment standards statutes, human rights law, health and safety, discipline and discharge, and layoffs and redundancy. The law in every province is reviewed. Professor England's book will be an essential reference, not only for lawyers, but for anyone involved in the labour relations/human resources field. There is no similar book available in Canada today at an affordable price.

Geoffrey England is Professor of Labour Relations at the University of Lethbridge. His research interests include industrial relations and labour law. His specialty is in Individual Employment Law. Professor England has taught in the law faculties at the University of Calgary and Queen's University in Canada, and at Cardiff University in Great Britain. In addition, he has worked as a Collective Bargaining Officer with a national Canadian trade union. In 1987–1988 he was visiting Research Fellow at Warwick University, Industrial Relations Research Unit, in Britain; and, during 1994–1995, was Visiting Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University.

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