University of Salford

Assessment Brief 2017/2018

Module Title Employment Relations and Law

CRN 33109 / 33226 / 33227 / 33303
Level 7
Module Leader/ Martin Walsh
Assessment 0161 295 4318
set by m.walsh@salford.ac.uk
Maxwell 321
Assessment Critically assess the law relating to occupational stress.
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Submission TBC
deadline/
Assessment
date and time
Mode of You should submit your assessment in the assignment submission
submission section of the blackboard site for this module.

Assessed On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

intended
learning Knowledge and Understanding
outcomes
1. Have a clear understanding of the law relating to
occupational stress.
2. Have an up to date knowledge of the case law
relating to occupational stress.
3. Gain a greater depth of knowledge of how
occupational stress operates within the ambit of
employment law.
4. Understand how occupational stress claims are
brought before the higher courts.

Transferable/Key Skills and other Attributes

1. An understanding of case law relating to occupational stress.

2. A wider comprehension of how the occupational stress operates
in the context of an organisation.
3. Ability to write a concise and comprehensive report on a key
issue facing organisations.
4. Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Weighting This assessment is worth 50% of the overall module mark.
within module
Task details You should: -
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instructions  Summarise the relevant case law relating to
occupational stress.
 Explain the nature and context of the academic debate
in this field.

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  Outline the potential problems/challenges the law
relating to occupational stress presents for the
organisation.
 Make recommendations on how organisations can
implement measures to ensure compliance with the
current law relating to occupational stress and thereby
avoid significant claims for damages.
 Footnotes or endnotes to be used with an appropriate
bibliography. (Guidance will be given in lectures).
Word Your assessment should be 3,000 words with referencing
count/duration (footnotes/endnotes) and bibliography not counting to this amount.
(if applicable)
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Marking Marks for your assessment will be allocated based on the depth of
criteria/scheme appreciation shown of the law relating to occupational stress. Better
assignments will provide comprehensive, applied legal provisions in
a practical context showing how organisations can comply with the
law and the consequences of default. Assignments will also need to
highlight the requirement of good policies/practice and training for
managers.

You should consult your Blackboard Module site for detailed grade
or mark descriptors.
Penalties for You will incur a penalty if you submit an assessment which
exceeding exceeds the word count/duration stated above/Not applicable
word
count/duration If there will be a penalty for exceeding word count/duration, it must
be stated here.
Feedback You can expect to receive feedback within 2 weeks of submission.
arrangements
State the date feedback will be available and in what form students
can expect to receive feedback. State if formative feedback is to be
provided, the timeframe and format for this and any constraints (for
example a full draft will not be reviewed or draft work to be
submitted X days before the final submission date etc). Formative
feedback should be appropriate to the summative assessment task.

Support You can obtain support for this assessment before the lecture
arrangements session, during the tutor office hours, by email or arranging a
telephone tutorial.

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This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your
assessment for you or taking notes into an exam. You can find out
how to avoid academic misconduct here.

Assessment Information
If you have any questions about assessment rules, you can find out
more here.

Personal Mitigating Circumstances

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 If personal mitigating circumstances may have affected your ability
to complete this assessment, you can find more information about
personal mitigating circumstances procedure here.

Personal Tutor/Student Progression Assistant

If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Personal
Tutor or your Student Progression Assistant.

Reassessment If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you
will ….

Explain what happens if a student needs to be reassessed, will the

reassessment be the same, what is the submission date?

Your assessment is/is not (please delete as appropriate) eligible for

in year retrieval.

Report Marking Guidelines

The report (assignment) will be marked using the criteria on the Grade Descriptors for Postgraduate
Assessment (see below).

GRADE DESCRIPTORS FOR POSTGRADUATE ASSESSMENT

LEVEL OF % MARK CRITERIA

PERFORMANCE

Excellent 70-100% Demonstrates an excellent understanding of a complex body

of knowledge and the ability to use such knowledge in an
innovative and creative manner to develop new insights and
relate these to the particular circumstances of the situation
under consideration. Has a very good grasp of recent research
findings and demonstrates a maturity in critically evaluating
concepts and abstract principles, and originality in addressing
business problems.

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Good 60-69% Demonstrates a very good understanding of a complex
body of knowledge which is consistently accurate in depth
and breadth and the ability to analyse and synthesise
knowledge, reflect on the application of theory in practice
and to use these skills to develop an argument which is
well structured, clearly justified and relevant to the
particular circumstances of the situation under
consideration with a good identification of key themes. A
good grasp of recent research findings shown and
demonstrates ability and maturity in critically evaluating
concepts and abstract principles in a business context.

Competent 50-59% Demonstrates an understanding of a complex body of

knowledge and the ability to synthesise knowledge from a
range of appropriate sources. Is able to apply knowledge to
specific scenarios in an appropriate manner and can develop
an argument which is clearly justified and relevant to the task
in hand. Has a grasp of recent research findings and
demonstrates a developing maturity in critically evaluating
concepts and abstract principles, and limited originality in
addressing business problems.

Weak 40-49% Displays understanding of the basics with evidence of some Poor
appropriate reading. May lack the ability to develop a well
structured argument which is sufficiently focused on the task
in hand. Limited knowledge of recent research findings with
limited ability to critically evaluate concepts and abstract
principles and little or no originality in addressing business
problems.