| Unit name | Employment Law |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD30113 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Novitz |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Foundations of Business Law or Law of Contract |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences |
This unit seeks to develop an understanding of the world of work and its legal regulation. Topics to be covered in this unit include: the contract of employment; wages; working time; regulation of dismissals; worker participation; collective bargaining; industrial action; anti-discrimination law. A variety of theoretical perspectives (economic, sociological and rights-based) will be used to underpin the material studied.
