This new edition of Employment Law and Human Rights brings practitioners up to date with the continuing practical impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 in the employment field. Human rights issues have become increasingly prevalent in employment cases, and significant new equality legislation has been introduced. A thorough understanding of the area is now vital for the serious employment lawyer. The text considers in detail all aspects of the European Convention of Human Rights in an employment context, with a particular focus on areas which have developed most rapidly in recent years. It looks at the complex regulatory framework surrounding privacy at work, data protection and internet access, and the various new surveillance regulations, and considers these in the light of the UK's Convention obligations. It also considers in depth the overlap between the implications of the Human Rights Act and the new equality laws relating to religion and belief, sexual orientation, and age, in addition to issues arising from existing discrimination legislation. The text considers in detail all aspects of the European Convention of Human Rights in an employment context, with a particular focus on areas which have developed most rapidly in recent years. It looks at the complex regulatory framework surrounding privacy at work, data protection and internet access, and the various new surveillance regulations, and considers these in the light of the UK's Convention obligations. It also considers in depth the overlap between the implications of the Human Rights Act and the new equality laws relating to religion and belief, sexual orientation, and age, in addition to issues arising from existing discrimination legislation. advisers, Employment Tribunal chairmen, and human resources officers.

1. Introduction 2. Structure of the Human Rights Act 3. Interpreting Domestic Legislation 4. The Duty to give Effect to Convention Rights 5. Prohibition of Slavery and Forced Labour 6. Scope of Article 6: The Right to a Fair Trial 7. Content of Article 6: The Right to a Fair Trial 8. Article 8: Respect for Private and Family Life 9. Article 9: Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion 10. Article 10: Freedom of Expression 11. Article 11: Freedom of Assembly and Association 12. Article 1 of Protocol 1: Peaceful Enjoyment of Property 13. Equality and the Concept of Discrimination in Human Rights Law 14. Article 14: Prohibition of Discrimination 15. The New European Equality Laws Appendices