Advanced Issues in Employment Law (M6012)
Advanced Issues in Employment Law
Module M6012
Module details for 2022/23.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
This module will take a birds-eye, theoretical and critical, view on central issues in Employment. The course is designed to explore and evaluate the most important recent legal developments in the field, to engage with academic and policy debates. A central aim is to explore the role of labour market regulation in the light of the key challenges to legal regulation of labour markets, such as the influence of global economic pressures, the growth of precarious and ‘non-standard’ forms of work. It will also highlight the philosophical foundations of employment, and explore modern challenges such as the relevance of human rights in, and neoliberal pressures on, the workplace.
Module learning outcomes
Identify key challenges in the contemporary regulation of the UK labour market;
Systematically understand key aspects of employment and discrimination law in its social, economic and political context;
Comment on and critique the key academic and policy literatures;
Critically evaluate the various positions in the debates on the contemporary evolution of the field.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Distance Exam (2000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment | 80.00% |
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Media | T2 Week 10 (10 minutes) | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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