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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Labour Law | |||
| Reference | BSM633 | Version | 7 |
| Created | August 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | August 2019 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To facilitate deep understanding in law and apply principles inherent in law relating to wages, working hours, termination of employment, health and safety and collective labour law. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Understand and evaluate the legal rules covering recognition of trade unions and information and consultation rights. |
| 2 | Evaluate the impact of the legal rules, which affect the parties involved in the industrial relations system in the UK. |
| 3 | Analyse the impact of the law on the parties involved in collective bargaining. |
| 4 | Analyse the impact of the law on the parties involved in industrial action. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Status of trade unions,trade union recognition, trade union membership, protection against dismissal and detrimental treatment in relation to membership/non membership, collective bargaining, collective employment law and human rights, liability of trade unions and employees for industrial action. Information and consultation rights. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| Lectures, student discussion, case studies, group discussions, group activities and directed reading/research. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | 36 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 114 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2 |
| Description: | Continual assessment: forum postings. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Written coursework essay | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on 30% weighting of C1 (horizontal axis)and 70% weighting of C2 (vertical axis)components. An overall minimum grade D is required to pass the module. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Coursework: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | B | E | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | C | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | D | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | D | E | ||
| E | D | D | D | E | E | E | ||
| F | E | E | E | E | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | DEAKIN S. and MORRIS G., 2012. Labour law. 6th ed. Oxford: Hart Publishing |
| 2 | EMIR A., 2020. Selwyn's employment law. 21st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| 3 | MIDDLEMISS S. and DOWNIE M., 20120. Employment law in Scotland. 3rd ed. West Sussex: Bloomsbury Professional. |