Employment Relations: The UK and Beyond (BS0171)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-BS0171

The course examines employment relationships between (and among) employees and employers, and considers a number of contemporary, controversial issues. It is designed to develop understanding of the chief parties to UK employment relations - management, unions, the State and the European Union. The state of flux of employment relations, and the impact of international forces, including contrasting influences from the US on the one hand and Europe on the other, are themes that run through the course. The syllabus has been constructed with the following objectives in mind:

1. To develop understanding of the chief characteristics and institutions of the UK's system of employment relations;
2. To provide guidance on current policy approaches towards key employment matters;
3. To provide insight into the practical and conceptual significance of change processes currently affecting UK employment relations.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 11 hour(s) 15 minutes per week for 2 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Appreciate some of the key employment relations issues that Britain is experiencing and is likely to experience.
-Evaluate critically the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches towards regulating employer-employee relations.
-Evaluate critically the strengths and weaknesses of various Government policies.
-Develop a practical understanding of the weight of European and global influences on British employment relations.