The aim of the course is to provide the student with an overview of the laws and regulations that apply to employment relationship in an Irish workplace. The programme examines the duties of both employees and employers and provides students with a broad understanding of employment law issues through the analysis of existing legislation and case law.
On successful completion of this programme all participants will have studies the main sources of employment law including the concept of "employee", the design of an employment contract, equality issues including bullying in the workplace, holidays and leave entitlements, termination of contracts and redundancy issues, health and safety concerns, and privacy in the workplace
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Employment Law
As for full time programme
The module combines formal lectures, problem based learning, task based learning activities, group work, case studies, to create a ‘student-centric’ learning experience. In addition, video presentations, guest speakers and contributors to the Irish Employment sector will be reviewed to illustrate key themes in the module.
The module will be delivered over 24 weeks (48 hours) and will require an additional 152-hour self-directed learning encompassing pre class readings, group based activities, module assignment and exam preparation.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 50 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 50 |