2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS5325M Employment Law
30 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Liz Oliver
Email: E.A.Oliver@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
The module provides an opportunity for advanced study in employment law. Through locating employment law within its wider economic, political and social context the module provides the knowledge and techniques necessary for the effective use of employment law in the management of people.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the module students will be able to:
Learning outcomes - Knowledge/Application
- Locate and make effective use of legal sources, including statutes and cases, and use a law library (e.g. in formulating policy).
- Interpret contractual and other documents of a legal character.
- Deploy the knowledge and skills necessary to use legal methodology to advise managers about issues which have an employment law dimension.
- Implement employment policies which are in accordance with legal requirements and best practice.
- Deploy the knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective lay representation in an employment tribunal.
- Explain the broad structure of the law and its institutions including the legal concepts and rules relevant to the employment field, the substantive law relating to employment and the impact of law on the employment relationship.
- Interpret the legal procedures for resolving employment law disputes and advise on the use of employment law in meeting management objectives.
- Recognise the influence of the European Union on UK employment law.
Learning outcomes - Skills (Transferable)
- Deploy effective problem solving and decision-making skills
- Communicate effectively in writing.
Skills outcomes
Transferable:
Deploy effective problem solving and decision-making skills
Communicate effectively in writing
Syllabus
Indicative content
The module is designed to provide an understanding of both individual and collective employment law. It is organised so that it follows the sequence of the employment relationship:
Introduction to the contract of employment and classification of the employment relationship.
Recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment and the statutory floor of employment protection rights and with questions of termination.
Discrimination law including sex, race and disability discrimination and equal pay.
Employment tribunals and the law relating to trades unions.
An important feature of the module is the integration of EU law throughout and an assessment of the impact of the EU on UK employment law.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Workshop | 14 | 1.50 | 21.00 |
Lecture | 20 | 1.50 | 30.00 |
Seminar | 6 | 1.50 | 9.00 |
Private study hours | 240.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 60.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 |
Private study
- preparatory readings for lectures and classes/workshops- preparatory work for self-assessment exercise
- preparatory work for assessment.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Performance of students in classes.- One assessed piece of coursework (see below).
- Six self-assessment exercises.
- One formally unassessed piece of coursework submitted no later than the end of semester 1.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Assignment | 3,000 words | 40.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 40.00 |
The resit for this module will be 100% by examination
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr 00 mins | 60.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 60.00 |
The resit for this module will be 100% by examination
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 12/03/2018
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