Course Description

Course Name

Contemporary Employment Relations

Session: VSRS3122

20 SCQF Credits

Taught In English

This module introduces students to the current British system of employment relations and the general

principles, processes and outcomes that affect the formation, regulation and maintenance of contemporary

employment relationships. The course considers different theoretical approaches to the study of employment

relations and then examines the role and objectives of trade unions, employers and the state, and the processes

and outcomes of their interactions in collective bargaining, employee participation and industrial conflict. The

module examines both union and non-union workplaces, to reflect differing employment contexts, and draws

heavily on current developments and events that affect employment relations (for example, government policy

and notable workplace disputes). The implications of an ?HRM? approach for employment relations are also

considered. The module is highly participatory with discussion sessions combined with lectures as well as

discussion occurring within seminars.

*Course content subject to change