Inchicore College of Further Education Employment Law Essay

Looking for 4000 to 5000 words please if you can’t do this much do not take this question please.

Scenario

You are an intern in HR FIRST LTD a firm which provides HR Services to companies.

The firm is putting together a guide on aspects on Employment and IR law and your supervisor has asked you to undertake the following tasks for possible inclusion in the guide.

Tasks

1 The Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 seek to promote equality by prohibiting discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment. Evaluate by answering A-D below

A Explain the concepts of: discrimination, (include the 9 grounds, direct, indirect and discrimination by association), harassment, sexual harassment, and Victimisation.

B Discuss where an employee can bring a complaint in respect of a breach of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 and the remedies available and where one can appeal to.

C Evaluate the aspects of employment where an employer is prohibited from discriminating referring to case law in your answer

D Identify the EU law upon which the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 are based.

2 Evaluate the role and function of labour relations institutions and trade unions and the legal procedures of redress which apply under employment law by answering A-D below.

A Evaluate the 3 different procedures the WRC can use to deal with a complaint of breach of employment rights.

B Explain where one can appeal from a WRC adjudication including whether one can bring an appeal to the Courts and any time limits.

C Evaluate the role and function of Trade Unions

D Evaluate the role of the Labour Court in Industrial Relations.

• Investigate and discuss the legislative framework governing Safety Health and Welfare at work investigating the obligations on employers and employees.
• Discuss how the law on collective bargaining has been changed by the Industrial Relations Act 2015 and the effect of the changes.