Books

Get access to such resources as podcasts, email updates, law explainer videos and even video courses.

Buy On Amazon

Featured Book

Employment Law Handbook

The ultimate guide for employment lawyers, HR professionals and tribunal representatives.

8th edition, November 2020
Order Now

About This Book

The eighth edition of this invaluable handbook provides a comprehensively updated overview of employment law.  Fully revised and rewritten, it covers:

  • - Employment status
  • - Unfair and wrongful dismissal
  • - Discrimination
  • - Redundancy
  • - Transfer of undertakings
  • - Health & safety at work
  • - Remedies and compensation
  • - Tribunal procedure

Written by experts in the field, this book is authoritative, clear and reader friendly.

Buy on Amazon

"This book makes employment law simple...
I commend it as a reliable, user-friendly and clear guide to anyone with an employment law problem."

Lord Neuberger

President of the Supreme Court 2012-2017

Would You Like Access To FREE Resources?

Get access to such resources as podcasts,  email updates, law explainer videos and even  video courses.

Learn More

Employment Law Library

Employee Investigations

Buy On Amazon

GDPR for HR Professionals

Buy On Amazon

Employee Stress Claims

Buy On Amazon

Employment Tribunal Time Limits

Buy On Amazon

Deconstructing
TUPE

Buy On Amazon

Changing Terms & Conditions

Buy On Amazon

Constructive Dismissal

Buy On Amazon

Resolving
Grievances

Buy On Amazon

HR
Hazards

Buy On Amazon

Employment
Status

Buy On Amazon

Spotting
Malingering

Buy On Amazon

Employment Tribunal Compensation

Buy On Amazon

Hiring Staff

Buy On Amazon

Other Books

Intelligent Marketing for Employment Lawyers

400 pages on marketing for employment lawyers, with case studies from eight leading firms.

Buy On Amazon

The Employment Law Collection 2021

The full transcript of over 400 questions and answers on employment law, to 32 leading employment lawyers, arranged by topic.

Buy On Amazon

Costs in Employment
Tribunals

Drawing on over 100 unreported tribunal decisions, as well as dozens of reported cases, this book considers when employment tribunals will (and won’t) award legal costs following litigation.

Buy On Amazon

All My Small Books

The entire employment law library,  available as Kindle or paperback books.

Buy On Amazon

Latest YouTube Videos

Jonas was shunted from behind at a traffic light by an uninsured driver. But all is not lost. Daniel explains how he may still be able to make a claim. 📻 LBC Radio - http://www.lbc.co.uk ❓ASK ME A QUESTION Ask me a question for a future video - https://youtu.be/2QvyJmtmVLY 📚 MY BOOKS Employment Law Handbook - http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk Resolving Grievances - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/grievances Constructive Dismissal - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/constructive Employee Investigations - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/investigations Deconstructing TUPE - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/tupe All small books - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates - http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk Employer’s guide to redundancy - https://go.danielbarnett.com/free/redundancy Podcast - https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Sources of free legal advice (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfdykS5jtU Deconstructing TUPE (video course) - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/tupe 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES: HR Policies - https://policies2020.com Join the HR Inner Circle - https://go.danielbarnett.com/hric Getting Redundancy Right - https://gettingredundancyright.com Changing Terms and Conditions course - http://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/changingterms Employment Law MasterClass tour videos -https://masterclass2019.co.uk Marketing your Employment Law Practice - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/marketing Employment webinars - https://employmentwebinars.co.uk/ Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com My recommended transcription service for grievances, disciplinaries and interviews - https://go.danielbarnett.com/rev 🌞 WHO AM I: I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website (http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk) and work out of a set of Chambers in London (http://www.outertemple.com). I have a weekly podcast (https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast) and am often asked to speak on the national and international legal and HR lecture circuits. I’ve written about fifteen legal textbooks (the main one is http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk) and run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals (http://www.hrinnercircle.co.uk). I present the legal hour on LBC Radio (http://www.lbc.co.uk), the UK’s leading commercial talk radio station with an audience of 2.8m listeners, every Saturday night at 9pm. ☎️ CONTACT ME: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Twitter: https://go.danielbarnett.com/twitter Mailing list: https://www.danielbarnett.co.uk/site/mailing-list/mailing-list-signup/ Podcast: https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Subscribe to this channel - click ‘SUBSCRIBE’ above Tweeting @daniel_barnett directly is the quickest way to get a response. Sadly there aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭, but I promise I read all messages. ♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (June 2022), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only. PS: Some of the links in this description are to my own products or are affiliate links that I get a commission from.
I was hurt in an accident by an uninsured driver. What are my options? [LBC Legal Hour]
YouTube Video UC95SC79nUm4yFritPQTyUzQ_UhLn3bhotNQ
John bought a second-hand 2016 car with tyres that were worn, dangerous and 14 years old. Daniel explains the legal basis on which he can claim. 📻 LBC Radio - http://www.lbc.co.uk ❓ASK ME A QUESTION Ask me a question for a future video - https://youtu.be/2QvyJmtmVLY 📚 MY BOOKS Employment Law Handbook - http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk Resolving Grievances - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/grievances Constructive Dismissal - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/constructive Employee Investigations - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/investigations Deconstructing TUPE - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/tupe All small books - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates - http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk Employer’s guide to redundancy - https://go.danielbarnett.com/free/redundancy Podcast - https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Sources of free legal advice (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfdykS5jtU Deconstructing TUPE (video course) - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/tupe 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES: HR Policies - https://policies2020.com Join the HR Inner Circle - https://go.danielbarnett.com/hric Getting Redundancy Right - https://gettingredundancyright.com Changing Terms and Conditions course - http://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/changingterms Employment Law MasterClass tour videos -https://masterclass2019.co.uk Marketing your Employment Law Practice - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/marketing Employment webinars - https://employmentwebinars.co.uk/ Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com My recommended transcription service for grievances, disciplinaries and interviews - https://go.danielbarnett.com/rev 🌞 WHO AM I: I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website (http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk) and work out of a set of Chambers in London (http://www.outertemple.com). I have a weekly podcast (https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast) and am often asked to speak on the national and international legal and HR lecture circuits. I’ve written about fifteen legal textbooks (the main one is http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk) and run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals (http://www.hrinnercircle.co.uk). I present the legal hour on LBC Radio (http://www.lbc.co.uk), the UK’s leading commercial talk radio station with an audience of 2.8m listeners, every Saturday night at 9pm. ☎️ CONTACT ME: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Twitter: https://go.danielbarnett.com/twitter Mailing list: https://www.danielbarnett.co.uk/site/mailing-list/mailing-list-signup/ Podcast: https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Subscribe to this channel - click ‘SUBSCRIBE’ above Tweeting @daniel_barnett directly is the quickest way to get a response. Sadly there aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭, but I promise I read all messages. ♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (June 2022), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only. PS: Some of the links in this description are to my own products or are affiliate links that I get a commission from.
I bought a 2016 second-hand car with worn out 14-year-old tyres. Do I have a claim? [LBC Legal Hour]
YouTube Video UC95SC79nUm4yFritPQTyUzQ_goEDwXTiHwc
Transport for London's compensation scheme is outlined. ❓ASK ME A QUESTION Ask me a question for a future video - https://youtu.be/2QvyJmtmVLY 📚 MY BOOKS Employment Law Handbook - http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk Resolving Grievances - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/grievances Constructive Dismissal - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/constructive Employee Investigations - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/investigations Deconstructing TUPE - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/tupe All small books - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates - http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk Employer’s guide to redundancy - https://go.danielbarnett.com/free/redundancy Podcast - https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Sources of free legal advice (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfdykS5jtU Deconstructing TUPE (video course) - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/tupe 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES: HR Policies - https://policies2020.com Join the HR Inner Circle - https://go.danielbarnett.com/hric Getting Redundancy Right - https://gettingredundancyright.com Changing Terms and Conditions course - http://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/changingterms Employment Law MasterClass tour videos -https://masterclass2019.co.uk Marketing your Employment Law Practice - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/marketing Employment webinars - https://employmentwebinars.co.uk/ Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com My recommended transcription service for grievances, disciplinaries and interviews - https://go.danielbarnett.com/rev 🌞 WHO AM I: I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website (http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk) and work out of a set of Chambers in London (http://www.outertemple.com). I have a weekly podcast (https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast) and am often asked to speak on the national and international legal and HR lecture circuits. I’ve written about fifteen legal textbooks (the main one is http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk) and run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals (http://www.hrinnercircle.co.uk). I present the legal hour on LBC Radio (http://www.lbc.co.uk), the UK’s leading commercial talk radio station with an audience of 2.8m listeners, every Saturday night at 9pm. ☎️ CONTACT ME: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Twitter: https://go.danielbarnett.com/twitter Mailing list: https://www.danielbarnett.co.uk/site/mailing-list/mailing-list-signup/ Podcast: https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Subscribe to this channel - click ‘SUBSCRIBE’ above Tweeting @daniel_barnett directly is the quickest way to get a response. Sadly there aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭, but I promise I read all messages. ♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (April 2022), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only. PS: Some of the links in this description are to my own products or are affiliate links that I get a commission from.
Compensation for London Underground Tube & DLR delays
YouTube Video UC95SC79nUm4yFritPQTyUzQ_y9cJQX8l6lM
After Tony's car was recalled for safety reasons he was told the repair would take about four hours so he declined a courtesy car. He was later told the repair would take six days so requested a courtesy car after all. But the garage never responded and he wants to know if he can claim compensation. 📻 LBC Radio - http://www.lbc.co.uk ❓ASK ME A QUESTION Ask me a question for a future video - https://youtu.be/2QvyJmtmVLY 📚 MY BOOKS Employment Law Handbook - http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk Resolving Grievances - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/grievances Constructive Dismissal - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/constructive Employee Investigations - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/investigations Deconstructing TUPE - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/tupe All small books - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates - http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk Employer’s guide to redundancy - https://go.danielbarnett.com/free/redundancy Podcast - https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Sources of free legal advice (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfdykS5jtU Deconstructing TUPE (video course) - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/tupe 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES: HR Policies - https://policies2020.com Join the HR Inner Circle - https://go.danielbarnett.com/hric Getting Redundancy Right - https://gettingredundancyright.com Changing Terms and Conditions course - http://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/changingterms Employment Law MasterClass tour videos -https://masterclass2019.co.uk Marketing your Employment Law Practice - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/marketing Employment webinars - https://employmentwebinars.co.uk/ Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com My recommended transcription service for grievances, disciplinaries and interviews - https://go.danielbarnett.com/rev 🌞 WHO AM I: I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website (http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk) and work out of a set of Chambers in London (http://www.outertemple.com). I have a weekly podcast (https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast) and am often asked to speak on the national and international legal and HR lecture circuits. I’ve written about fifteen legal textbooks (the main one is http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk) and run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals (http://www.hrinnercircle.co.uk). I present the legal hour on LBC Radio (http://www.lbc.co.uk), the UK’s leading commercial talk radio station with an audience of 2.8m listeners, every Saturday night at 9pm. ☎️ CONTACT ME: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Twitter: https://go.danielbarnett.com/twitter Mailing list: https://www.danielbarnett.co.uk/site/mailing-list/mailing-list-signup/ Podcast: https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Subscribe to this channel - click ‘SUBSCRIBE’ above Tweeting @daniel_barnett directly is the quickest way to get a response. Sadly there aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭, but I promise I read all messages. ♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (June 2022), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only. PS: Some of the links in this description are to my own products or are affiliate links that I get a commission from.
Car repair took six days not four hours as promised. Can I claim for courtesy car? [LBC Legal Hour]
YouTube Video UC95SC79nUm4yFritPQTyUzQ_k6uZugdpD84
Raymond was suspended from work for nearly a year but after disciplinary hearings was eventually exonerated. Can he claim compensation for the unreasonable length of his suspension? 📻 LBC Radio - http://www.lbc.co.uk ❓ASK ME A QUESTION Ask me a question for a future video - https://youtu.be/2QvyJmtmVLY 📚 MY BOOKS Employment Law Handbook - http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk Resolving Grievances - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/grievances Constructive Dismissal - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/constructive Employee Investigations - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/investigations Deconstructing TUPE - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/tupe All small books - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates - http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk Employer’s guide to redundancy - https://go.danielbarnett.com/free/redundancy Podcast - https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Sources of free legal advice (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfdykS5jtU Deconstructing TUPE (video course) - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/tupe 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES: HR Policies - https://policies2020.com Join the HR Inner Circle - https://go.danielbarnett.com/hric Getting Redundancy Right - https://gettingredundancyright.com Changing Terms and Conditions course - http://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/changingterms Employment Law MasterClass tour videos -https://masterclass2019.co.uk Marketing your Employment Law Practice - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/marketing Employment webinars - https://employmentwebinars.co.uk/ Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com My recommended transcription service for grievances, disciplinaries and interviews - https://go.danielbarnett.com/rev 🌞 WHO AM I: I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website (http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk) and work out of a set of Chambers in London (http://www.outertemple.com). I have a weekly podcast (https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast) and am often asked to speak on the national and international legal and HR lecture circuits. I’ve written about fifteen legal textbooks (the main one is http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk) and run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals (http://www.hrinnercircle.co.uk). I present the legal hour on LBC Radio (http://www.lbc.co.uk), the UK’s leading commercial talk radio station with an audience of 2.8m listeners, every Saturday night at 9pm. ☎️ CONTACT ME: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Twitter: https://go.danielbarnett.com/twitter Mailing list: https://www.danielbarnett.co.uk/site/mailing-list/mailing-list-signup/ Podcast: https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Subscribe to this channel - click ‘SUBSCRIBE’ above Tweeting @daniel_barnett directly is the quickest way to get a response. Sadly there aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭, but I promise I read all messages. ♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (June 2022), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only. PS: Some of the links in this description are to my own products or are affiliate links that I get a commission from.
I was suspended from work for nearly a year and then exonerated. Can I claim? [LBC Legal Hour]
YouTube Video UC95SC79nUm4yFritPQTyUzQ_QCPSgnajEVw
How much control does your employer have over what you say on social media? This video reviews the recent case law which determines where the line is drawn. Chapter Headings 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Private or public? 3:19 - Freedom of speech 5:11 - Protected beliefs 8:15 - Guidance for social media use Links for this video Cases Game Retail Ltd v Laws UKEAT/0188/14/DA https://www.employmentcasesupdate.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed24867 Gibbons v British Council ET/22000088/17 Casamitjana v The League Against Cruel Sports https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKET/2020/3331129_2018.html&query=(title:(+Casamitjana+))+AND+(title:(+v+))+AND+(title:(+League+))+AND+(title:(+Against+))+AND+(title:(+Cruel+))+AND+(title:(+Sports+)) Forstater v CGD Europe & Others https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKEAT/2021/0105_20_1006.html&query=(title:(+Forstater+))+AND+(title:(+v+))+AND+(title:(+CGD+))+AND+(title:(+Europe+)) HR Policies www.policies2020.com Darren Newman's website https://darrennewman.org/](https://darrennewman.org/ ❓ASK ME A QUESTION Ask me a question for a future video - https://youtu.be/2QvyJmtmVLY 📚 MY BOOKS Employment Law Handbook - http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk Resolving Grievances - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/grievances Constructive Dismissal - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/constructive Employee Investigations - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/investigations Deconstructing TUPE - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books/tupe All small books - https://go.danielbarnett.com/books 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates - http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk Employer’s guide to redundancy - https://go.danielbarnett.com/free/redundancy Podcast - https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Sources of free legal advice (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfdykS5jtU Deconstructing TUPE (video course) - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/tupe 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES: HR Policies - https://policies2020.com Join the HR Inner Circle - https://go.danielbarnett.com/hric Getting Redundancy Right - https://gettingredundancyright.com Changing Terms and Conditions course - http://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/changingterms Employment Law MasterClass tour videos -https://masterclass2019.co.uk Marketing your Employment Law Practice - https://go.danielbarnett.com/courses/marketing Employment webinars - https://employmentwebinars.co.uk/ Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com My recommended transcription service for grievances, disciplinaries and interviews - https://go.danielbarnett.com/rev 🌞 WHO AM I: I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website (http://www.danielbarnett.co.uk) and work out of a set of Chambers in London (http://www.outertemple.com). I have a weekly podcast (https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast) and am often asked to speak on the national and international legal and HR lecture circuits. I’ve written about fifteen legal textbooks (the main one is http://www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk) and run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals (http://www.hrinnercircle.co.uk). I present the legal hour on LBC Radio (http://www.lbc.co.uk), the UK’s leading commercial talk radio station with an audience of 2.8m listeners, every Saturday night at 9pm. ☎️ CONTACT ME: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Twitter: https://go.danielbarnett.com/twitter Mailing list: https://www.danielbarnett.co.uk/site/mailing-list/mailing-list-signup/ Podcast: https://go.danielbarnett.com/podcast Subscribe to this channel - click ‘SUBSCRIBE’ above Tweeting @daniel_barnett directly is the quickest way to get a response. Sadly there aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭, but I promise I read all messages. ♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (March 2020), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only. PS: Some of the links in this description are to my own products or are affiliate links that I get a commission from.
Can your employer discipline you for comments on social media?
YouTube Video UC95SC79nUm4yFritPQTyUzQ_WDIbJ-XBPO4
Subscribe