7ELW Employment Law
The 7ELW employment law optional module for the Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management (ELW) at Level 7 focuses on current and upcoming developments in employment law.
What is the Module’s Goal and Purpose?
The Employment Law course aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding to inform employers about the repercussions of recent and upcoming changes in employment law on their organisations. Upon completion, learners can provide current and accurate advice on how legal principles can be applied in the workplace.
The module will provide students with a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles that underpin UK (or Irish) and EU employment law, as well as the most common defences raised by employers in court. Students will also be able to provide information on the costs and risks to their organisations’ reputations if they lose the case.
In addition, situations that occur regularly in the workplace are given more attention than those rare or obscure in the law and knowledge of legislation or case law that is more advanced.
The module is unquestionably becoming more complex and more prominent in both volume and complexity. This has increased regulations governing employment relationships and the workplace. Most recently, Employment Law has included duties imposed on government entities to advance equality for all employees.
An organisation is free to seek the advice of outside legal counsel on more complex and unprecedented issues. But, on the other hand, senior HR professionals must be up to date on the most important regulatory developments, both recent and upcoming. As a result, before putting a decision or plan into action, a company should fully anticipate their legal issues.
As the number of claims filed with employment tribunals rises, human resources assume greater responsibility for resolving workplace issues and disputes. Respond appropriately when a formal legal claim is examined or pursued serves as a guide for the organisation. For starters, it prepares for and presents responses to an employment tribunal on claims and fulfils each of these criteria set by professional standards of practice.
Last but not least, the module encourages students to think critically about both theory and practice. Through it, professionals can gain practical experience while also maintaining their skills.
Who is Suitable for this Module?
7ELW Employment Law is designed to meet the needs and desires of people who fall into one of the following categories:
- Have authority to make decisions about human resources at an organisation’s operational, tactical, or strategic levels.
- Who is looking to advance their career in a team or HR functional management position?
- Carry out activities without a specialist role in an organisation while also carrying out responsibilities for HR.
- Helping organisations achieve their goals are employed or independent consultants.
- Have a career in human resources and aspirations to become a member of the CIPD.
The Learning Outcomes of the Module
Students are expected to be able to:
- Explain the fundamental principles that guide employment law in the UK (or Ireland), including common law and its purpose, origin, and implications in practice. Include examples from the UK and Ireland.
- Demonstrate the ability to advise colleagues on critical legal consequences of employment-related decisions, plans, or proposals.
- Advice on what steps to take when dealing with an employee who violates employment law.
- Determine the appropriate organisational response when legal action is anticipated, threatened or taken against the worker or employee.
- Fully Assist in the preparation of employment tribunal cases, as well as their presentation and eventual settlement.
- Keep abreast of changes in employment law and how to stay on top of them. In addition, provide advice on how these changes will affect employment policies and practices for the organisation.
What is the criterion for evaluation?
A multi-sectoral approach can be used to evaluate this module. All learning outcomes are assessed in such a way that they benefit the learner. The assessment tools allow students to show that they understand and can apply the concepts they have learned in the HR field.
The following will be used to evaluate students:
- Summative assessment will be used to evaluate at least 50% of the learning outcomes.
- A wide range of activities like teaching, learning, and formative assessment activities will be used to evaluate the remaining learning outcomes. These activities will include:
- Work activities that are both integrated and separate
- Individual and group presentations
- Reports
- Tests with a strict deadline
- Examinations
- Exams that test your knowledge of the language
- Using real-life instances as case studies
Competency-based assessment centres can use activities from the CIPD Assessment Bank, but they can also create their own from scratch. If they opt for assessments, CIPD must first approve the activities before they can be used.
