Apply legal rules to complex factual employment law problems relating to both the recruitment and dismissal of employees.

Employment Law (LAW012-2)
Main Assessment
Coursework – Problem

100%
3,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography)
⦁ Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:
⦁ A breadth of knowledge of the history, regulation and institutions of employment law both from an individual and collective perspective.
⦁ Demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
⦁ Apply legal rules to complex factual employment law problems relating to both the recruitment and dismissal of employees.

1 Identification of some legal issues arising from the scenario and of some of the relevant employment law provisions and principles. Identification of a few of the legal issues arising from the scenario and of the relevant employment law provisions and principles. Detailed identification of most of the legal issues arising from the scenario and of the relevant employment law provisions and principles. Accurate identification of all of the legal issues arising from the scenario and of the relevant employment law provisions and principles.

2 Limited reference to the key authorities. No evidence of engagement with academic commentary. Evidence of having read and understood some of the most relevant case-law. No evidence of meaningful engagement with academic commentary.
Evidence of having read and understood most of the leading cases, and some academic commentary where relevant. Evidence of advanced understanding of the leading cases and a broad range of academic commentary.
3 An application of employment law to the facts to provide basic but overall correct advice on the legal issue(s) identified. An application of all the relevant employment law provisions and principles to the facts to provide correct and clear legal advice on the issues identified.
An application of the employment law provisions and principles to the facts to provide correct, well-reasoned and clear legal advice. Excellent analysis and fully reasoned application of the law to the facts, to produce legal advice of almost professional quality.
4 Basic but grammatically correct written presentation. Limitations may result from spelling and expression errors, poor structure and/or inadequate referencing. Grammatically correct and clear written presentation. Logically structured. Limitations may result from spelling and expression errors. Adequate referencing, even if not consistently OSCOLA-compliant.

Good written and presentational style, including appropriate referencing in accordance with OSCOLA. Excellent written and presentational style, including appropriate referencing in compliance with OSCOLA.