Students are required to show an informed, but also critical understanding of the UK?s Employment Law system (including EC and ECHR Law aspects of it), with a focus on:

Approaches to Employment Law studies & ideologies that influence the subject
Perceptions of justice and ?rights? at work
The Employment relationship & status
The employment contract, its formation: & collective labour law aspects of the employment relationship
Workplace change & regulation of management prerogative
Termination of employment
Employment disputes: the tribunal, courts, remedies

Two assignments; one of 2000 words counting for 40%
and one of 3000 words counting for 60%.

Learning Outcomes 1 - 2 will be assessed across the two assignments.

Assessment Criteria
Fail
Exhibits some knowledge but little understanding; limited evidence of research or appropriate reading. Primarily descriptive and/or contains irrelevant material. Poor spelling or other grammatical errors.
Pass
Exhibits knowledge and a degree of understanding but contains little in the way of critical analysis. Some evidence of research or appropriate reading; lacking in structure but contains relevant material. Satisfactory referencing, citation and bibliography.
Merit
Illustrates good knowledge application and comprehension. Material wholly relevant to the question. Good presentational skills; well structured arguments. Evidence of depth and breadth of research as well as a degree of independent judgement. Demonstrates a clear ability to analyse, think critically and synthesise ideas.
Distinction
Illustrates extensive reading and research appropriate to the question. Illustrates a clear understanding of the interrelationship of concepts, ideas, theories and arguments; contains strong critical and analytical evaluation of material using a wide variety of sources. A degree of originality. Excellently presented in terms of structure, style and referencing.

This module is strongly student centred. It is delivered through a series of 5x 2 hour seminars supported by directed and self-managed student research and study. Students follow pattern of seminar topics/themes, as set out in the module handbook.

Law Library with suitable holdings to support legal studies at M level
Computer facilities with internet access

Painter & Puttick K (with Holmes A). (2004). Employment Rights, 3rd ed. London: Pluto Press
Painter R & Holmes A. (2004). Employment Cases and Materials. Oxford University Press
(other text/sources are suggested in the module handbook)