There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

European, statutory and common law rights: Employment courts and procedure; institutions of employment law; Human Rights.The employment relationship: formation and sources of the contract of employment; specific and implied terms and the legal consequences of unilateral change.Contractual and statutory protection on dismissal; redundancy; transfer of undertakings and deficient wages.Unlawful discrimination and remedies.Equal pay; maternity pay and family friendly rights.Intellectual Property; Data Protection; confidential information and 'whistle-blowing'.Health and Safety law.Collective employment law: trade unions; immunities and industrial action.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Examine the principal features of the legal system as it applies to employment law and exercise appropriate judgement and use of Employment Tribunal rules, practice and procedures.

LO2: Develop and critically engage with the substantial range of major legal concepts, values, principles and rules of the legal system and generic employment law.

LO3: Exercise appropriate judgement and problem solving techniques creatively to defend or pursue arguable solutions to complex problems and situations, actual or perceived.

LO4: Examine the impact of actual and proposed legislation on an organisation's policies and practices and formulate a strategy for best practice implementation.