Understand the legal framework for employment regulation in the UK
Understand the legal framework for employment regulation in the UK
You have been asked by your People Director to create a short briefing note for the wider people team, covering this knowledge element. This is part of a learn-and-share initiative within the organization.
Select a leading case from across the field of employment law (i.e., one decided in one of the higher courts) that you consider has had a significant impact on practice. You can assess it from an employer, an employee, or a general public policy perspective. Explain why you think it has proven to be significant. You can draw on examples, published statistics, and/or commentaries to justify your
argument.
When conducting your assessment, areas you could include are:
▪ The major sources of employment law and how the case is linked.
▪ An analysis of the main employment rights and relating to the points of law, how these have
developed over time.
▪ An assessment of how the leading case was decided through the courts and the role of legal and
quasi-legal institutions in the administration and enforcement of employment law.
▪ Your thoughts on future developments relating to the case and general debates surrounding the
future of employment regulation in the UK.