Course Details in 2022/23 Session

Module Title	LH International Employment Relations
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Management
Module Code	07 31996
Module Lead	Trevor de Middelaer
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
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Description	The course analyses key issues in employment relations. These include new management approaches, the decline of unions, the increase in workforce diversity, and the role of management and labour law in shaping employment relations. The module focuses on the impact of these issues in the UK, and the role of these issues in shaping ER in EU countries, the USA and Asia.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module, students should be able to: develop a sophisticated understanding of the main changes in employment relations over the last 20 years and the nature and degree of these changes which vary according to national context critically analyse the main conceptual issues underlying employment relations, including issues of worker participation and industrial disputes critically evaluate channels of management-worker interaction, including decentralised collective bargaining and developments in ‘employee voice’
Assessment	31996-01 : Coursework : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 4,000 word individual assignment (100%)
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