Essay Employment Law Assignment with 10 cases (Master's) UK Employment Law, ISBN: 9780191639289
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Employment Law Assignment with 10 cases
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The University Of Salford (USAL)
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EU Employment Law
This essay discusses the Equality Act 2010, from how it was implemented, developed and still being enforced today. The Equality Act has 9 characteristics and this paper focuses on 2 characteristics; Disability and Sex Discrimination. 10 Cases are given as examples and the judgments of the cases are...
Module: Employment Relations and Law
Assessment: Employment Law
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, I. Introduction
The Employment law’s purpose is to control the relationship between the employer and
employee at the workplace. Different legislations have been introduced gradually for the past
50 years. When the Labour Government returned to power in 1997, it opted into the Social
Charter. The Social Charter is a declaration of the members of the EU that brought in a level
of basic rights as illustrated in the 1957 Social Chapter. The basic rights include elements
such as a basic wage, the right to be consulted by employers, and the right to join or not join
a trade union. By signing a series of changes in employment law were introduced. One of
the first examples of this was the introduction of the National Minimum Wage in 1998
(Barnard, 2012).
It was anticipated that the Labour Government would annul much of the legislation enforced
by the Conservative Government that restricted the powers of the trade unions. There were
specific issues to some of these legislations. For instance, the concern over the rising
difficulty for employees to have a work-life balance. After it was enforced it led to the
introduction of several pieces of legislation known as ‘family-friendly policies. In May 2010
Conservative and Liberal Democrats combined and took office. In 2015 a Conservative
Government party took office. Some important changes were made to the law in areas such
as industrial action, but the main challenge was the result of the referendum on EU
membership, which took place in 2016. This change, both in introducing and revoking
legislation, has had serious implications for those involved with employment law. Employers
have been complaining that there is an endless amount of bureaucracy to face, and HR
practitioners have been struggling to keep up with the changes. It is clear that employment
law is affected by several external factors, and one of these is the political party that is in
government (Daniels, 2019).
II. Main Body
The Equality Act 2010 provides a safety net for individuals who have been discriminated
against at their place of work and prevents future discrimination on the grounds of protective
9 characteristics. The Equality Act 2010 is a piece of legislation that lawfully protects
individuals from discrimination in the workplace also in society (Legislation.Gov.uk, 2021). It
replaced previous anti-discrimination laws by bringing together over 116 separate pieces of
legislation and combined them into one single Act. It has made it easier for everyone to
understand the new Act and it strengthens protection in some situations (Equality and
Human Rights Commission 2019).
The Act provides a legal framework that protects the rights of individuals and encourages
equality of opportunity for everyone. It provides Britain with a discrimination law that protects
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