Employment Law

Aim

The aim of this unit is to provide the learner with an understanding of the law on employment, and the skills to apply those legal provisions which are concerned with the employment relationship and individual employment rights

Learning outcomes and assessment

LO1 Understand the sources, institutions and enforcement systems for individual employment rights

1.1 explain the sources of employment law

1.2 evaluate the institutions and enforcement systems for individual employment rights

LO2 Understand the nature and scope of the employment relationship in its legal and business context

2.1 differentiate between employees and independent contractors

2.2 explain the nature and scope of employment contracts

2.3 evaluate the effect of European Union legislation on the employment relationship

2.4 compare and contrast reasons and methods of terminating the relationship

LO3 Be able to apply the legal provisions concerned with discrimination and health and safety in a legal and business context

3.1 apply the legal provisions on discrimination to particular cases

3.2 produce an assessment of the relationship between the developing law on discrimination and human resource management practices

3.3 produce an evaluation of health and safety practice in a given organisation and compare to best practice

LO4 Understand the impacton the employment relationship of the developing law in the areas of human rights and data protection legislation

4.1 discuss the impact on the employment relationship of the legal provisions on human rights

4.2 evaluate the application of the data protection principles and the rights of data subjects in a given organisation.