This well-established and authoritative analysis of the UK rules governing termination of employment provides coverage of the statutory and common law rights, as well as procedural considerations. It also deals with problems beyond termination such as competition from ex-employees, and numerous examples of worked redundancy calculations illustrate how the law operates in practice. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to take account of major UK legislative changes to this area of law including the Employment Act 2002, the Dispute Resolution Regulations 2004, the TUPE Regulations 2006, and the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.