| Description |
1 online resource (505 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction and Background to Commonwealth Caribbean Employment and Labour Law; Introduction; Rationale and Organisation of This Book; Historical Underpinnings; Contemporary Issues and Future Developments; 2 Sources and Institutions of Employment and Labour Law; Overview; Formal Sources of Law; Common law; Legislation; Codes of Practice; Regional (CARICOM) instruments; International law |
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The International Labour Organization, its Conventions, Recommendations and Codes of PracticeInformal/Voluntary Sources; Custom and practice; Collective labour agreements; Work rules; Employment and Labour Law Institutions; Courts; Inferior courts; Superior courts; High/Supreme Courts; Courts of Appeal; Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; Caribbean Court of Justice; Industrial courts and tribunals; Government Administrative Institutions; Ministries of Labour and Labour Commissioners; Hearing officers; Decisional officers; Union recognition mechanisms; Trade union registration bodies |
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ILO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean3 Contracts of Employment; Parties to the Contract of Employment; Who is an employee or worker?; Who is an employer?; Other relationships; The Nature of the Contract of Employment; What is a contract of service?; What is a contract for services?; Tests Used By Tribunals and Courts to Determine Whether an Employment Relationship Exists; The control test; The organisation or integration test; The mixed/multiple test; The economic reality test; The mutual obligations test |
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International Labour Instruments and Impact on National Legislative Framework Underpinning the Employment RelationshipThe Legality of the Employment Contract and Its Enforcement; 4 Terms of the Employment Contract and Conditions of Employment; Sources of Employment Contract Terms; Express Terms in the Body of the Contract; Express Terms Mandated By Legislation; Express Terms Implied By Legislation; Wages; Vacation leave and sick leave; Maternity leave; Compensation for workplace injuries; Notice pay; Express Terms Incorporated By the Collective Agreement; Express Terms Included By Custom |
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Terms Implied By the CourtsImplied Terms in Respect of the Employer; The duty to pay wages; The duty to provide work; The duty to provide a safe and healthy work environment; The duty to maintain trust and confidence; Implied Terms in Respect of the Employee; Duty to obey reasonable and lawful orders; Duty of cooperation and mobility clauses; Duty to exercise reasonable care and skill; Duty of fidelity, non-competition, non-solicitation and trade secrets; 5 Dismissal at Common Law and Discharge of the Employment Contract; Overview; Wrongful Dismissal; Notice at common law |
| Summary |
This new edition to the series will provide an up-to-date textbook covering a wide-range of employment and labour law issues which affect the Commonwealth Caribbean. Initially the book will embark on a comparative analysis of employment and labour law in Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados, as a reference point for distinguishing the laws of other Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions. The book will continue to examine how the law operates within the legal systems of the Caribbean, taking into account the umbilical link to British jurisprudence and the persuasive precedent of other Commo |
| Notes |
Statutory periods of notice |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Labor laws and legislation -- Carribean area
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Labor laws and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harris-Roper, Carla-Anne
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| ISBN |
9781317701743 |
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1317701747 |
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