Unit name | Employment Law |
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Unit code | LAWD30113 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Novitz |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
No |
Co-requisites |
LAWD10008 Law of Contract and LAWD20023 Law and Policy of the European Union I |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit seeks to develop an understanding of some important aspects of the legal regulation of working life. Employment law is potentially a very wide area, and the unit does not attempt to cover the whole field (impossible in the time available). Instead it focuses on certain topics, while giving you a solid introduction to the fundamental legal concepts.
The content of this unit changes each year in response to recent developments and topical issues. The principal issues on which we will concentrate in the coming year, which are the main focus of both the tutorials and the end of year examination, are the following:
Employment law is much influenced by politics, and we will critically examine the policies which affect employment regulation, drawing on different perspectives (international human and social rights, economic and political justifications). While the actual effects of the law on working life is a central theme, we also analyse the reasoning in case-law and statutory proposals in some areas.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a variety of asynchronous and synchronous activities
1 x summative assessment: Timed Open Book Assessment with a specified word count (100%)
The assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. LAWD30113).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.