In the past decade or so, the concerns of the human resources manager and the
personnel officer have become increasingly entangled with legal regulation. This review
article covers a number of important developments in the field of employment law
during 1991. The discussion is arranged under a number of headings: the legal
nature of the employment relationship ; sources of the employment contract (unfair
or wrongful dismissal at common law); statutory unfair dismissal; occupational health
and safety; and statutory initiatives in the employment law area.
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