Faculty of Law, The University of West Indies at Mona

LA30B Employment Law
	1. General This course will be taught either in the first or second semester of the second or third year of the LL.B. programme. This course is an optional course but may be slated to be a pre-requisite for other options. 2. Course Objective The general objective of this course is to introduce students to the major principles of law which govern industrial relations and trade unions. The course aims at breadth without sacrificing depth and prepares students interested in Employment Law for advanced courses in this area. 3. Course Content i. Contract of employment ii. Terms and Conditions of the Contract of Employment iii. Termination of the Contract 88 iv. Employer's Liability v. Factory Legislation vi. Redundancy vii. Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements Freedom of Association and Right To Bargain Legislation Aimed at Regulating Industrial Relations 4. Method of Teaching This course will be taught in two lectures and one tutorial per week, each lecture and tutorial being of one hour's duration. A seminar approach would be optional, depending on numbers. 5. Method of Assessment This course will be assessed by means one “take home” assignment and one two-hour examination at the end of the semester. The “take home” assignment will account for 33a% of the final mark. In the two-hour examination students will be required to answer two questions out of a total of four questions.