Assessment title Critically assess the law relating to redundancy –
b) Produce a report of no more than 3,000 words outlining the impact of redundancy legislation including the following information: (70%)
• A clear description and assessment of various statues.
• A critical evaluation of the reason(s) for introducing the area of law.
• Discuss, providing practical examples the way that HR departments have adopted these pieces of legislation.
• Outline the positive and negative impact of the legislation in HR departments.
Structure
10 cases.
Follow this structure:
Introduction
Background to employment law
Acts and case law
Main section
Background to redundancy
Acts and case law on redundancy
Has redundancy legislation been effective
Conclusion
How has HR complied with redundancy legislation
Has it been beneficial to employers and employees
Here are some good links:
https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/emp-law/redundancy/factsheet
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:198959
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1564-913X.2001.tb00212.x
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2338.1988.tb00031.x
