1st Edition

Labour Law and Off-Shore Oil

By Jonathan S. Kitchen Copyright 1977
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

Economically and politically, North Sea oil very quickly became of vital importance to Britain. But very little serious attention was paid to the problems of the men working out on the rigs, and certainly none to their legal problems: they had been working in a kind of legal ‘no man’s land’. This informative and critical book, first published in 1977, represents a new and exciting approach to... Read more

1. Industrial Development and Government Response  2. The Legal Background to Offshore Operations  3. Recruitment, Training and Command  4. The Terms and Conditions of Employment  5. Safety, Health and Welfare  6. The Legal Consequences of Offshore Accidents  7. Discipline, Dismissal and the Criminal Law

Biography

Jonathan Kitchen