Employment Law and Practice provides a comprehensive guide to key employment law topics, beginning with the crucial issue of employment status and covering essential employment rights such as the national minimum wage and working time regulations. The book explores discrimination law, recruitment, and the contract of employment, along with family-friendly rights like maternity and paternity leave. It also covers policies during employment, termination issues like unfair dismissal and redundancy, and transfers of undertakings. The procedures at employment tribunals and the use of settlement agreements are also examined. Finally, the book considers the future of employment law, including the impact of technological change.

Supported by practical activities and real-world links, the book draws on the author's extensive experience in employment practice.

Published by CILEX Education, a leading provider of professional legal training and qualifications, the book reflects their commitment to equipping learners and practitioners with the knowledge and skills to excel in the legal profession.

Max Winthrop is a partner at Sintons LLP, a long established firm in Newcastle upon Tyne. Max started his working life with a London based construction industry trade association heavily involved in industrial relations, before moving north and qualifying as a solicitor in 1991. Max's practice involves all aspects of employment and discrimination law, and he regularly appears in tribunals though out the UK.
Max has also taught employment law at the University of Northumbria and Durham and has extensive media experience including being quoted in major news outlets and appearing on broadcast media such as the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5. From 2017-2020 he chaired the Law Society's Employment Law Committee and has recently been re-appointed. In that capacity he gave evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee on the use and abuse of confidentiality provision in settlement agreements. Max is on the Executive Committee of the Industrial Law Society, a past President of the Newcastle upon Tyne Law Society, member of ELA and a consulting editor for XpertHR.