Great little book. Clear and concise. No nonsense about what the law used to be …. This is my ‘go to’ place when I need to check a legal point or refresh my memory about something.

The Employment Law Handbook strikes the right tone for progressive lawyers and people managers – commercial, legally sound and authoritatively written. Keeping up with the fastest moving area of law is an immense challenge; one that Daniel Barnett and his contributors meet with aplomb in the latest edition of the Employment Law Handbook. A panacea for people managers and employment practitioners alike.

The Employment Law Handbook is a reliable desk companion for any employment lawyer however experienced. It swiftly answers most questions. If you just want to quickly check an issue you haven’t dealt with for a while it takes minutes. This saves time trawling through pages of practice notes in PLC and IDS to give you the law and how it applies without the detail you rarely need in day to day practice. This is a very practical, usable and well-organised tome that should be on every employment lawyer’s and trainee’s desk. Indispensable.

The handbook is a fundamental starting point for practitioners day-to-day, and an incredible resource for litigants without their own lawyers. Essential.

This book is an absolute ‘must have’ for anyone in HR/Employment Law. Clear and easy to read and simple to navigate. Worth every penny.

The only employment law handbook an HR professional needs. It’s a well laid out, fantastic reference book. Love all the case law examples.

The Employment Law Handbook is easy to read, and at the same time in-depth enough to be useful to employers, HR professionals and solicitors. A straightforward statement of employment law as it stands today.

For a handbook it packs a mighty punch. A definitive statement of the law as it stands today, written in plain English, which I simply couldn’t do without. I always look forward to the new edition and this one lives up to all expectations. It’s bang up to date, well set out and guides me effortlessly through the complexities of employment law.

The employment law handbook offers clear, concise and practical advice for both employers and individuals. I found the remedies and compensation chapter particularly helpful.

Daniel and his experienced contributing authors provide an insightful and deeply practical guide to employment law. This Handbook will be particularly welcomed by employees, HR professionals and company directors attempting to understand their respective rights and obligations, and will also be helpful to all practitioners navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of employment tribunal proceedings.

A comprehensive employment law reference book. Clear and easy to use, the handbook guides the reader through the complexities of employment law in a compelling, matter of fact manner. As a busy HR practitioner, it is a ‘go to’ reference volume for my day to day work, where provision of accurate advice is paramount.

An accessible guide to employment law covering all key areas and starting at first principles. Edited by a team intent on educating employers and employees on their rights and responsibilities, which can only be a good thing.