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Level 5 Diploma in Law

Midterm evaluation

LAW504 · Employment Law — Midterm

CourseLAW504
Week8 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Midterm evaluation

  1. Midterm assessment of the criteria taught so far
  2. Individual feedback and targets

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Discuss the development of employment law.
  • 1.2 Describe the formation of a contract of employment and the personal scope of employment law.
  • 1.3 Define issues surrounding termination of contract and breach of contract.
  • 1.4 Discuss the operation of unfair and constructive dismissal and situations where it can arise.
  • 1.5 Discuss the operation of wrongful dismissal and situations where it can arise.
  • 1.6 Evaluate an issue or situation to predict probable legal implications.
  • 2.1 Analyse the types of protected characteristics and discrimination arising from the Equality Act 2010.
  • 2.2 Explain the provisions on equal pay under the Equality Act 2010 and the defences available.
  • 2.3 Explain the various types of disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
  • 2.4 Explain the legal consequences following a breach of discrimination legislation.
  • 2.5 Analyse an issue or situation based on an understanding of discrimination law.
  • 2.6 Evaluate an issue or situation to predict probable legal implications.

Activity

Midterm assessment task and individual feedback.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Development, sources and institutions of employment law
  • Week 2: Forming the contract of employment: express and implied ter…
  • Week 3: Unfair, automatically unfair, constructive and wrongful dis…
  • Week 4: Equality Act 2010: protected characteristics, direct and in…
  • Week 5: Equal pay, the equality clause, equal value and defences
  • Week 6: Enforcing discrimination law: tribunal procedure, time limi…
  • Week 7: When redundancy arises
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Consequences of redundancy: redundancy pay, alternative emp…
  • Week 10: Flexible working rights
  • Week 11: The gig economy and zero-hour contracts; recent and future …
  • Week 12: Applying Employment Law in practice: case studies
  • 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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