Employment Law LLM by Distance Learning

Who is the Course for?

Those wishing to develop both a professional and academic interest in United Kingdom employment law and its development. Legal and HRM/personnel practitioners who wish to expand their knowledge and context of employment law are particularly encouraged to apply. The course recruits mainly in the United Kingdom, but also overseas students requiring knowledge of United Kingdom employment law.

Course Aims

• To provide an understanding of the legal basis of individual and collective employment relations;
• to provide a working knowledge of the UK and European Union case law in the employment sphere;
• to identify the framework of law in the context of contemporary employment relations;
• to provide an understanding of the legal regulation of the contract of employment
• to appreciate the scope and limitation of the law in relation to combating discrimination and providing for equal opportunities;
• to understand the legal regulation of termination of employment, including alternative dispute resolution;
• to analyse the economic and social forces playing upon collective labour relations, the role of collective bargaining and employee participation in the workplace and the provision of a legal framework within which these activities may take place.
• to appreciate the relationship between human rights and employment law, and the role of supra national sources in this sphere.

Structure of the Course

The course is based upon the principle of continuous assessment rather than formal examinations.

Year 1

Core Module 1: Contemporary Employment Relations

• Employment Law Sources and Institutions
• Recruitment under a Contract of Employment
• Sources of Terms of the Contract of Employment
• Contents of the Contract of Employment
• Pay

Core Module 2: Equality at work

• Equality and Diversity in the Labour Market
• The European Union and Anti-discrimination law
• Anti-discrimination law
• Enforcement of Anti-discrimination law
• Key issues in gender equality

Year 2

Core Module 3: Termination of Employment and Individual Dispute Resolution

• Termination of Employment at Common Law
• Unfair Dismissal
• Economic dismissals and transfer of undertakings
• Employment Tribunal Procedure
• Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment

Module 4 Options: Key Themes in Employment Law

Choose 3 out of five from the following list

• Trade Union Law
• Regulation of Industrial Conflict
• Worker Participation
• International and European Labour Law
• Employment Law and Human Rights

Dissertation

12,000 – 15,000 words on an approved topic. An appropriate member of the academic team will supervise the dissertation which will reflect the broad sweep of the course programme.

Teaching weekends

At the end of each of the periods allowed for study of the course modules, there will be a teaching weekend. You are expected to attend at least two of the weekends and are strongly advised to attend all of them as they form an integral part of the course.

Dates maybe liable to change.

The programme of study will enable you to cover all modules by distance learning over a 21 month period beginning the September you enter the course. Each module will last approximately fifteen weeks allowing ten to fifteen hours study time per week.
The successful completion of all modules is followed by approximately six months to write the dissertation which is the final requirement for the Master’s qualification.

View the Induction Programme (September 2012) (PDF)

Fees

• LLM/Dip £7,170 (all applicants)

Payment by installment is possible. Further fee and payment information including fee discounts.

Entry Requirements

Normally a first or second class honours degree or an equivalent professional qualification. Full details on entry requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English should refer to the univeristy language requirements. (http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/international/english)

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