CILEx Level 3 Unit 06 Employment Law
CILEx Level 3 Unit 06 Employment Law - £295
This course will deliver detailed knowledge and skills to give you a good understanding of Employment Law and its application. This web page covers the content of this course. Information on how our supported distance learning courses are delivered is given on the page titled 'Courses for CILEx Level 3 law and practice units'. The fee is £295 if purchased as a single unit, but discounts are available if purchased as part of a bundle of units as indicated under the heading 'Application' at the bottom of the page. CILEx Level 3 units were known as ILEX Level 3 units until recently. CILEx stands for the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. It was known as the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) until the award of a Royal Charter in January 2012.
Who is the course for?
The course is relevant:
- if you are studying for an CILEx qualification as indicated below;
- if you are an unqualified member of staff or paralegal working in a legal environment who wishes to gain knowledge in employment law work, then this is an ideal training course
- if you are a human resources or personnel officer who needs to have a sound knowledge of individual employment law, working under the supervision of more experienced staff.
We also offer CILEx Level 3 The Practice of Employment Law. Level 3 is the equivalent to A level in academic standard. We also offer the more advanced CILEx Level 6 Unit 4 Employment Law and CILEx Level 6 Unit 19 The Practice of Employment Law courses.
What qualification will I get?
This course does not amount to a qualification on its own, although success in the unit does contribute seven credits to your learning record. The unit can be used to contribute to the CILEx evel 3 Certificate in Law and Practice (Employment Practice) or the CILEx Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice which are both listed on the national database of accredited qualifications for England and Wales.
What will I be able to do when I have completed the course?
If you work in legal practice you will be able to advise client employers and employees on the law relating to discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, religion, sex and race in straightforward cases; on maternity and paternity rights; on unfair dismissal and redundancy in individual cases. If you work in human resources you will be able to apply your knowledge to your organisation's recruitment and retention initiatives as well as to dismissal and redundancy of individual employees. The course syllabus does not include collective labour law.
We recommend that you also study the CILEx Level 6 Unit 19 The Practice of Employment Law where you will learn the procedures that are used in the application of employment law.
What is the detailed course content?
The Employment Law course delivers the CILEx syllabus for this unit. Please click on the link to see the syllabus content expressed in terms of broad learning outcomes as well as the detailed knowledge, understanding and skills that are delivered by the course. ITC publishes a course manual every year to deliver the CILEx syllabus and the table of contents (2011 edition) is reproduced below. You can also view sample pages from the course manual.
Chapter 1: Employment Law: How it Works and Whom it Covers
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Employment law: a “special case” of the law of contract
1.3 People covered by employment law
1.4 Distinguishing employees from self-employed people
1.4.1 Tests to determine a person’s employment status
1.5 The rights and duties of employees and self-employed people
1.6 Summary
Chapter 2: The Nature and Content of the Contract of Employment
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The form of the contract of employment
2.3 The terms of the contract of employment
2.3.1 Express terms
2.3.2 Terms incorporated by statute
2.3.2.1 Rights relating to working time
2.3.2.2 Rights relating to pay
2.3.2.3 Minimum periods of notice
2.3.3 Terms implied by common law
2.3.3.1 Implied duties of employer
2.3.3.2 Implied duties of employee
2.4 The s1 statement
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3: Discrimination
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Protected characteristics
3.2.1 Age
3.2.2 Disability
3.2.2.1 A physical or mental impairment
3.2.2.2 Substantial
3.2.2.3 Long-term effect
3.2.2.4 Normal day-to-day activities
3.2.3 Gender reassignment
3.2.4 Marriage and civil partnership
3.2.5 Pregnancy and maternity
3.2.6 Race
3.2.7 Religion or belief
3.2.8 Sex
3.2.9 Sexual orientation
3.3 Prohibited conduct
3.3.1 Direct discrimination
3.3.2 Dual discrimination
3.3.3 Indirect discrimination
3.3.4 Harassment
3.3.5 Victimisation
3.3.6 Discrimination arising from a disability
3.3.7 Duty to make reasonable adjustments
3.3.8 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work
3.4 Discrimination in employment
3.4.1 Recruitment
3.4.1.1 Positive action
3.4.2 During employment
3.5 Burden of proof
3.6 Occupational requirements
3.7 Discrimination against part-time workers
3.8 Enforcement and remedies
3.9 Summary
Chapter 4: Terminating the Contract of Employment
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Termination by agreement
4.3 How a dismissal may occur
4.4 Constructive dismissal
4.5 Summary dismissal
4.6 Summary
Chapter 5: Wrongful Dismissal
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Notice entitlement
5.3 Repudiation
5.4 Bringing a wrongful dismissal claim
5.5 Remedies for wrongful dismissal
5.6 Summary
Chapter 6: Unfair Dismissal
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Preliminary requirements
6.2.1 Eligibility for unfair dismissal
6.2.2 Proving the fact of dismissal
6.2.3 The effective date of termination
6.3 Automatically unfair reasons for dismissal
6.4 Automatically fair reasons for dismissal
6.5 Potentially fair reasons for dismissal
6.5.1 Capability or qualifications
6.5.2 Conduct
6.5.3 Redundancy
6.5.4 Illegality
6.5.5 Some other substantial reason
6.6 The need for the employer to act reasonably
6.6.1 Procedural fairness
6.6.2 Substantive fairness
6.7 Bringing an unfair dismissal claim
6.8 Remedies for unfair dismissal
6.8.1 The basic award
6.8.2 The compensatory award
6.9 Summary
Application
Download: CILEx courses application form 2011-12.pdf
Or apply on-line:
Apply for this course alone at £295
Apply for all courses leading to the CILEx Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice at £1100
Apply for this course along with Unit 1 Introduction to Law and Practice and Unit 19 The Practice of Employment Law at £730