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Law - Employment Law

Lifelong Learning
6N4322
Award Name Level 6 Component Award (Level 6 NFQ)
NFQ Classification Minor
Awarding Body QQI
NFQ Level Level 6 NFQ
Award Name NFQ Classification Awarding Body NFQ Level
Level 6 Component Award (Level 6 NFQ) Minor QQI Level 6 NFQ
Course Provider:
Alternate Provider:
Location:
Monaghan Town
Attendance Options:
Part time, Evening
Apply to:
Course provider

Duration

12 weeks (36 hours). Wednesday evenings: 6.00pm – 9.00pm (3 hours per evening).

Further information

To check out the next start date / enrolment date for evening courses please view the college website
https://monaghaninstitute.ie/courses/evening-courses/

or contact eveningcourses@cmetb.ie to register or call 087 4054311 or 049 4353904.

Monaghan Institute, Monaghan Education Campus, Armagh Road, Monaghan.

All Level 5 evening courses are free of charge under the Skills to Advance or Skills to Compete initiative.

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the principles of employment law and the statutory frameworks which regulate the employment relationship.

Learners will be able to:
• Demonstrate a specialised knowledge of employment law principles and provisions and of the Irish legal system and the influence of European law on Irish employment law

• Evaluate the theoretical concepts and models relating to individual employment rights to include discrimination, maternity, adoptive and parental leave, part-time and fixed-term work, agency work, payment of wages, the organisation of working time, pensions, health and safety, equality and privacy

• Apply a comprehensive range of specialised skills and tools to the contract of employment within the context of well-defined scenarios for a range of employee categories to include terms and conditions, pay and pension, termination, dismissal, leave, duties

• Formulate an employer’s response to the impact of Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the management and maintenance of employee information in the workplace

• Evaluate the role of employment legislation and institutions in combating discrimination and harassment to promote equality in the workplace

• Assess the facts in defined breaches of employment law and the legal procedures of redress and remedies available through labour relations institutions and the courts

• Demonstrate a specialised understanding of the status, interpretation and implementation of collective Bargaining

• Appreciate the legal significance of Human Resource grievance and disciplinary policies and procedures within the context of dispute resolution strategies

• Investigate the legislative framework of health, safety and welfare at work regulations with which employers and employees are legally obliged to comply

• Evaluate the role and function of labour relations institutions and trade unions and the legal procedures of redress which apply under employment law

• Report on the impact of a principal of employment law in a chosen vocational area based on a specific court case history.

6N4322 Employment Law

Why study for an Evening Qualification?
- Gain a competitive advantage in the workplace by enhancing your knowledge and skills

- Enhance existing qualifications and CV

- Develop both academically and professionally (enhanced skills such as communication, leadership skills, listening skills)

- Personal development and self-actualisation felt when you obtain a recognised national qualification.

- Develop a personal interest

- Adapt to workplace changes

- Flexible learning – courses are delivered on a part time basis

Charlotte Dunne
Community Education Facilitator (Evening Provision)
Cavan Monaghan ETB
Email: eveningcourses@cmetb.ie
Tel: 049 4353904
Mob: 087 4054311

Course Provider:
Alternate Provider:
Location:
Monaghan Town
Attendance Options:
Part time, Evening
Apply to:
Course provider