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Undergraduate Course: Labour Law (LAWS10073)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThe contract of employment and the employment relationship; contractual terms (including their interpretation and alteration); wages regulation; termination of employment (including unfair dismissal and redundancy); sex and race discrimination legislation; trade unions and collective bargaining; industrial conflict (including the right to strike and the legal regulation of industrial action); trade union democracy and trade union members' rights.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
Aims of the Course

¿ To provide an in-depth study of selected aspects of Labour Law in the UK and to promote advanced knowledge and understanding of the theory, concepts and rules of UK Labour Law in their socio-economic, institutional and historical frameworks.

Learning objectives
¿ A detailed knowledge and understanding of important aspects of UK Labour Law;
¿ Experience in critical analysis of issues and oral and written communication of the results of the analysis;
¿ Experience in working on your own, research and reading and understanding texts on the subject.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsLabour Law
Contacts
Course organiserMr David Cabrelli
Tel: (0131 6)50 2068
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email:
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