CIPD Employment Law Award
What is the CIPD Employment Law Award?
The CIPD Employment Law Award is a new 4-day course from Workplace Law Human Resources designed to give students a comprehensive introduction into the legal framework that underpins effective HR policies around employment relations.
This unique Workplace Law course is ideal for busy professionals who need an underpinning knowledge of employment relations law but are not able to commit the time to academic study such as a Masters Degree.
The CIPD Employment Law Award is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), as part of its new qualifications framework. It replaces the Certificate in Employment Relations, Law and Practice, which has now been withdrawn by the CIPD.
Outline course programme
You will learn about:
- The purpose and principles of employment law
- Employment contracts
- Pay and working time
- Equality, diversity and discrimination law
- How to recruit legally and fairly
- Unfair dismissal and how to avoid it
- Managing change, reorganisation and redundancy
- TUPE transfers
- Enforcing employment law and the tribunal process
Central London venue
The course takes place at the Workplace Law Executive Centre, our dedicated training facility in central London, with fast, easy connections from mainline stations and the tube network (Farringdon, Barbican, Old Street). The centre is fully accessible.
Why study for the CIPD Employment Law Award?
The 30-hour syllabus is taught over four days in the classroom in small student groups of 10-20 people, providing ample opportunity to interact with Workplace Law's friendly and experienced tutors and to network with fellow students. An additional 30 hours of self-directed learning is required, which includes the time taken to produce the post-course project assignment.
The CIPD-accredited CIPD Employment Law Award provides a firm foundation in all the areas of HR and employment law. It will equip you with a comprehensive understanding of the law and above all, will give you the confidence to be more effective at work.
The course will help you to:
- develop the skills needed in employment practice;
- ensure your recruitment practices are fair and legal;
- deal confidently with issues in performance management, and effective handling of discipline and grievance matters;
- ensure that changes to employment contracts, terms and conditions are implemented correctly;
- avoid potentially costly mistakes associated with termination of employment; and
- build a platform for future studies in employment law or personnel management.
The CIPD Employment Law Award is an intermediate level standard, at an equivalent level to NVQ/SVQ Level 5.
Who is the CIPD Employment Law Award for?
- those new to HR/personnel
- people interested in a move into HR/personnel
- line managers who are involved in HR/personnel activities
- business owners and managers who want to gain a robust understanding of employment law and practice
How is it assessed?
The CIPD Employment Law Award is assessed by means of:
- Participation in course workshops
- A short project assignment, to be completed within four weeks of the course
Pre-requisites
You don't need any previous experience to study for the CIPD Employment Law Award, however, some personnel experience would be beneficial. You will also need an email address and access to the internet. You will be required to take part in a short telephone interview with our course Admissions Officer to ensure your participation in the course will be beneficial.
