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Implied terms and employment duties

LAW304 · Introduction to Employment Law — Week 4 of 16

CourseLAW304
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Implied terms and employment duties

  1. Terms implied by custom, statute, and common law
  2. Duty of mutual trust and confidence
  3. Statutory and common law duties of employers and employees
  4. CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL: Mutual Trust & Confidence - what's it all about?
  5. Implied Terms | Contract Law
  6. Terms Implied in Law | Contract Law

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Explain how contracts are formed and how terms can be expressed or implied.
  • 2.3 Explain the duties of the employer.
  • 2.4 Explain the duties of the employee.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how contracts are formed and how terms can be expressed or implied.

Study materials

Videos

  • CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL: Mutual Trust & Confidence - what's it all about? · YouTube · Daniel Barnett, Barrister · 17 min · for registered students
  • Implied Terms | Contract Law · YouTube · The Law Academy · 9 min · for registered students
  • Terms Implied in Law | Contract Law · YouTube · The Law Academy · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Employment contracts (GOV.UK) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Employment status
  • Week 2: Distinction between employment and self-employment
  • Week 3: Formation of employment contracts
  • Week 4: Implied terms and employment duties
  • Week 5: Equality Act 2010 framework
  • Week 6: Equal pay and disability discrimination
  • Week 7: Breaches of discrimination legislation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Termination of employment
  • Week 10: Wrongful dismissal
  • Week 11: Unfair dismissal
  • Week 12: Applying Introduction to Employment Law in practice: case s…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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