2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS3915 Employment Law

20 creditsClass Size: 250

Module manager: Dr Paul Lewis
Email: pl@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1030	Contract
LAW2160	Employment Law

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module students should be able to: distinguish different sources and categories of law; understand and explain key legal concepts; understand and explain the essential features of the general law of contract; identify terms implied into contracts of employment; locate, understand and analyse key statutory provisions and case law; apply relevant law to a set of facts and draw conclusions about the legal implications for management; and conceptualise the broad scheme of the law in the areas covered by the course.

Learning outcomes
An understanding of the key areas of employment law

Syllabus

The course is designed to provide an understanding of both individual and collective employment law; It is organised so that if follows the sequence of the employment relationship. That is, after an introduction to the contract of employment and classification of the employment relationship it deals with the recruitment and selection, with terms and conditions of employment and the statutory floor of employment protection rights and with questions of termination; The course covers discrimination law including sex, race and disability discrimination and equal pay; It deals with the system of employment tribunals and with the law relating to trades unions. An important feature of the course is the integration of EU law throughout.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	4	1.00	4.00
Lecture	20	1.00	20.00
Seminar	6	1.00	6.00
Private study hours			170.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

For each 20 credits of study taken, the expectation is that the normal study time (including attendance at lectures and tutorials, self-study and revision) is 200 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Written feedback is provided with the mark for each piece of assessed coursework.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Case Study	1,000 words	20.00
Case Study	1,000 words	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		40.00

Resit of these assessments is by 3 hour written paper.

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		60.00

Resit by 3 hour written paper

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 27/03/2009

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