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

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.

Painter & Puttick K (with Holmes A). (2004). Employment Rights, 3rd ed. London: Pluto Press
McColgan. A Discrimination Law: Text and Materials. Oxford: Hart Publishing
Morris, G. and Archer, T. Collective Labour Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing
Other text/sources are suggested in module handbook

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

Discrimination at work
Anti-discrimination measures: EC, UK and comparative aspects
Collective labour law & history
Development& operation of the modern collective labour law framework
Collective bargaining & industrial disputes
Recognition & derecognition
The courts, trades unions & collective issues: judicial attitudes
New directions: works councils, participation, Europe, globalisation
The future of work

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.