This work provides a guide to the dynamic and fascinating topic of human resource management. Fully up-to-date, this book encompasses all aspects of UK and European legislation and case law. It is intended as a study text for the personnel management student, for quick reference by the busy manager or as a problem solver for the interested employee. It takes the reader on an A-Z tour on all matters concerned with managing human resources and helps provide direct answers to the day to day issues of managing staff.