Employment Law

This module seeks to examine the key features of Employment Law applying to the Employer/Employee relationship, the legal implications of that relationship, the contractual obligations and the duties and liabilities in tort which arise between Employer and Employee as well as the range of statutory rights and duties that apply to this relationship. It aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of Irish Employment Law including health and safety law. This module also incorporates the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) professional map in respect of Employment Law.

Employment law frames all aspects of Human Resource Management and this module aims to equip learners with the legal decision making skills for effective HR management. 

1. identify the sources of employment law and how employment law is created;

2. analyse how employment law informs and shapes people practices;

3. examine the significance and form of the employment contract and have the ability to draw distinctions between contracts 'of' and 'for; services;

4. have the ability to manage disciplinary and dismissal procedures;

5. assess the significance and application of the Employment Equality Acts;

6. evaluate the law on bullying in Ireland, drawing a clear distinction between beating a bullying case and an equality case;

7. describe the nature of health and safety law in Ireland, with particular reference to the role of the Health and Safety Authority and compensation mechanisms; 

8. evaluate the law in respect of the atypical worker and consider the economic and demographic factors which drive the law on this matter;