《Employment Law Operation of Relationship,Equality and Breakdown》课程教学大纲

EmploymentLaw-OperationofRelationship,EqualityandBreakdown

Stage

2

Semester

2

ModuleTitle

EmploymentLaw-OperationofRelationship,EqualityandBreakdown

ModuleReferenceCode

H7ELWOEB

Status(M/E)

C

ECTSCredit

5

ModuleNFQLevel

7

Pre-requisiteModules

Code

Title

Co-requisiteModules

Code

Title

Capstone(Y/N)

TeachingPersonnel

Title

Name

ContactHours

Non-ContactHours

Total

Lecture

Practical

Tutorial

Seminar

Assignment

Placement

Independent

24

12

89

125

AllocationofmarkswithintheModule

ContinuousAssessment

Project

Practical

TerminalExamination

Total

%Contribution

30%

70%

100%

IntendedModuleLearningOutcomes

Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,learnerswillbeableto:

LO1. Identifyandexamineindetailtherelevantlegislationand/orcommonlawapplicabletoanemploymentissueandrecognisetheresponsibilities,rightsanddutieswhichariseintheemployer/employeerelationship.

LO2. Demonstrateanunderstandingoftherelevanceofprivacyanddataprotectionatworkandobligationsoftheemployer.

LO3. Identifyandappreciatethedifferentmechanismsbywhichtheemployeecanenforcetheirstatutoryandcommonlawrights.

LO4. Demonstrateanunderstandingoftheimportanceofdignityintheworkplaceandhowtheworkplaceshouldbeinclusiveandsupportive.

LO5. Identifyandapplythekeyprovisionsofrelevantlegislationand/orcommonlawtosituationswheretheemploymentrelationshipbreaksdownandapplyprinciplesoffairness.

ModuleObjectives

Thismoduleaimstoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofthelawapplicabletotheemploymentrelationshipbyexaminingtheprinciplecommonlawandlegislativeenactments,bothIrishandEuropean,affectingworkersandemployers.Themodulefocussesupondiscriminatorytreatment,dataprotectionandtheterminationoftherelationship.Italsoaddressesaspectsofhealthandsafetylaw.ThemodulebuildsupontheprincipleslearnedinEmploymentLaw-Contracts.Themoduleaimstoequipstudentswithaknowledgeofemploymentlawsoastoenablethemtoengagecompetentlywithlegaladvisorsandensurecompliancewithlegislation.Theindicativecontentwillbeexpandeduponand/ormodifiedtoreflectchangestothelegalenvironment.

ModuleCurriculum

Equalityanddiscrimination

Areasofdiscrimination.Discriminatorygrounds.Indirectanddirectdiscrimination.Burdenofproof.Comparators.Equalpayclaims.HarassmentandSexualHarassment-definition-liabilityofemployers-CodeofPractice.AdverseTreatment.Redress

AspectsofHealthandSafety

Employers’LiabilityatCommonLaw,HealthandSafetyLegislation,WorkplaceBullying-CodeofPractice,Liabilityforstressrelatedinjuries.Penalisationclaims

PrivacyanddataProtection

Rightstoprivacy.DataProtectionPrinciples.Rightsandresponsibilitiesofemployersandemployees.Applicationofprinciplesinpractice-includingelectronicsurveillanceintheworkplaceandbiometrics

Breakdownoftheemploymentrelationship

Dismissal-Noticeentitlements,Unfairdismissal-qualifications,process,presumption,grounds,constructivedismissal,remedies.Wrongfuldismissal,Injunctiverelief.Principlesofproportionalityandreasonableness.FairProcedures-naturaljustice,representation.Constructivedismissal.Redundancy-grounds,entitlements,fairselectionandunfairdismissalsclaims,consultation,collectiveredundancies,compromiseagreements.Transferofundertakings-application,liability,dismissals,dataprotectionimplications.

TeachingandLearningStrategy

Teachingandlearningwilltakeplaceduringthelectureviaacombinationofmethodsincludinginclassdiscussion,casestudiesandproblemsolvingexercises.Complexproblemsolvingexerciseswillbedistributedeitherbeforeorduringthelectureandwillbeusedtoapplythelegaltheorytoreallifesituations.Studentswillworkingroupsduringthelecturetoidentifytheemploymentlawissuesinvolvedintheproblemandwillberequiredtoidentifyandapplysolutionsthatarelegallysound.Someproblembasedquestionsmayrequirestudentstodopreparatoryworkastheywillbeexploringtheapplicationofthelawinpractice.Theproblembasedquestionswillgivestudentsanindicationoftheirstrengthsandweaknessesthroughouttheterm.Presentationsusedbythelecturermaycontaindirecthyperlinkstorelevantreadingsinparticulartolegislationandcaselaw.

AssessmentStrategy

Coursework

30%

EndofModuleAssessment

70%

AssessmentType

AssessmentDescription

Outcomeaddressed

%oftotal

AssessmentDate

ShortAnswerQuestions

Theassessmentmaycompriseofoneormoreofthefollowing:aproblemscenarioinwhichstudentsmayberequiredtoapplylegaltheorytoapracticalsituation;arequirementtoexamineanddiscussapieceoflegislationand/orarelevantcase;arequirementtodiscussatopicallegalissue.

1,3

30

n/a

TerminalExam

Assessmentwillconsistofatwohourexaminationwherestudentswillbeofferedachoiceofatleastfourquestionsandrequiredtoansweratleastthree.Somequestionswillbeina‘legalproblem’styleformat,wherestudentsmustapplytheirknowledgeandunderstandingoflegalprinciplestoaparticularsetoffacts,situationsorscenarios.Otherquestionsmayrequirestudentstoanalyseapieceofrelevantlegislation,caseorlegalprinciple.

1,2,3,4,5

70

End-of-Semester

ReassessmentDetail

Repeatexamination

Reassessmentofthismodulewillconsistofarepeatexamination.Itispossiblethattherewillalsobearequirementtobereassessedinacourseworkelement.

ReadingListandOtherResources

RecommendedBookReading

MaryFaulkner2013,EssentialsofIrishLabourLaw,2ndEditionEd.,GillandMacMillanDublin

SupplementaryBookReading

FordeM.andByrneA.P2009,EmploymentLaw,3rdEd.Ed.,RoundHallDublin

CoxN,CorbettV.andRyanD.2009,EmploymentLawinIreland,,ClarusPressDu