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Employment Law

LAW504

Course CodeLAW504
ECTS

Course Description

The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to employment law as it applies to businesses. Learners will do this through application of the law to employment situations and will consider the meaning and effect of contracts of employment, laws governing equality and discrimination and redundancy. Centres should ensure that the most up-to-date employment laws are studied.

Course Objectives

The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to employment law as it applies to businesses. Learners will do this through application of the law to employment situations and will consider the meaning and effect of contracts of employment, laws governing equality and discrimination and redundancy. Centres should ensure that the most up-to-date employment laws are studied.

Key Topics

  1. LO1: Understand key concepts and themes in the development of employment law and contracts.
  2. LO2: Understand the law relating to equality and discrimination.
  3. LO3: Understand the law governing redundancy.
  4. LO4: Understand recent developments in Employment Law.

Course Outline

WeekTopics
1Development, sources and institutions of employment law
2Forming the contract of employment: express and implied terms, duties of employer and employee
3Unfair, automatically unfair, constructive and wrongful dismissal
4Equality Act 2010: protected characteristics, direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation
5Equal pay, the equality clause, equal value and defences
6Enforcing discrimination law: tribunal procedure, time limits, compensation and injury to feelings
7When redundancy arises
MidtermMidterm evaluation
9Consequences of redundancy: redundancy pay, alternative employment, TUPE
10Flexible working rights
11The gig economy and zero-hour contracts; recent and future changes in employment law
12Applying Employment Law in practice: case studies
13Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
14Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
15Review and coursework completion
FinalFinal assessment and submission

Learning Outcomes

  1. LO1 Understand key concepts and themes in the development of employment law and contracts.
  2. 1.1 Discuss the development of employment law.
  3. 1.2 Describe the formation of a contract of employment and the personal scope of employment law.
  4. 1.3 Define issues surrounding termination of contract and breach of contract.
  5. 1.4 Discuss the operation of unfair and constructive dismissal and situations where it can arise.
  6. 1.5 Discuss the operation of wrongful dismissal and situations where it can arise.
  7. 1.6 Evaluate an issue or situation to predict probable legal implications.
  8. LO2 Understand the law relating to equality and discrimination.
  9. 2.1 Analyse the types of protected characteristics and discrimination arising from the Equality Act 2010.
  10. 2.2 Explain the provisions on equal pay under the Equality Act 2010 and the defences available.
  11. 2.3 Explain the various types of disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
  12. 2.4 Explain the legal consequences following a breach of discrimination legislation.
  13. 2.5 Analyse an issue or situation based on an understanding of discrimination law.
  14. 2.6 Evaluate an issue or situation to predict probable legal implications.
  15. LO3 Understand the law governing redundancy.
  16. 3.1 Define when redundancy arises.
  17. 3.2 Analyse the elements of a properly implemented redundancy procedure.
  18. 3.3 Explain the legal consequences of redundancy.
  19. 3.4 Analyse an issue or situation based on an understanding of laws governing redundancy.
  20. 3.5 Evaluate a given issue or situation to predict probable legal implications arising from redundancy.
  21. LO4 Understand recent developments in Employment Law.
  22. 4.1 Analyse the impact and challenges around flexible working.
  23. 4.2 Evaluate the rights for employee and employer around monitoring employees during flexible working.
  24. 4.3 Explain the impact of the gig economy and zero-hour contracts for the employee and employer.
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