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Level 3 Diploma in Law

Termination of employment

LAW304 · Introduction to Employment Law — Week 9 of 16

CourseLAW304
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Termination of employment

  1. Methods of termination
  2. Resignation
  3. Expiry of fixed-term contracts
  4. Summary dismissal
  5. Constructive dismissal
  6. Employment Law, Dismissal - ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) (ENG)
  7. CIMA BA4 Employment law: Disciplinary procedures, employment protection and termination

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Describe how an employee can be dismissed.
  • 4.3 Explain how employment can be terminated by both parties.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe how an employee can be dismissed.

Study materials

Videos

  • Employment Law, Dismissal - ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) (ENG) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 26 min · for registered students
  • CIMA BA4 Employment law: Disciplinary procedures, employment protection and termination · YouTube · OpenTuition · 21 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Dismissal: your rights (GOV.UK) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Employment Rights Act 1996 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures (2015) · Reading · Acas, 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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