LLM Employment Law (Taught)

A Master of Laws (LLM) in Employment Law is a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance your academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognised Master’s will provide you with the opportunity to explore issues surrounding employment law in the UK and can open up pathways to careers such as chartered governance professional or company secretary within large organisations, private companies and charitable organisations, governorships, and directorships.

The jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal has grown from a limited administrative role to a forum for enforcing a range of individual rights, including unfair dismissal and discrimination. This course will cover the growth of the Employment Tribunal and employment law, including the shift in focus from collective rights to individual ones. You’ll consider the effectiveness of the individual-enforcement model in the context of discrimination and harassment, covering the limitations of the protected characteristics approach and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. You’ll also explore how employment law can support diversity aims, for example through the gender pay gap requirements.

When you study the LLM Employment Law with us you will:

• Be taught by our expert lecturers, former and current practitioners, and research and teaching focused academics.

• Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies, which inform our programme development.

• Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team.

• Strengthen your network - connect with other students, faculty and industry professionals on an international scale, and seek out opportunities for future placements and job opportunities.

• Get ahead of the competition - gain in-depth knowledge of your topic of interest and become a subject expert, which will provide you with a competitive edge in the job market.

• Enjoy flexibility - We understand that everyone’s circumstances are different. That’s why we offer a wide range of study modes (full-time, part-time, on campus, online) across our courses to provide you with the greatest choice and flexibility you need to succeed in your studies.

• Prepare for the future of Legal Technology – study modules in legal technology and gain insight into this emerging area of law.

Please note that, due to Home Office regulations, students who require a Student Route visa to study with us are not permitted to study online and can only choose face-to-face taught modules.

This course is currently available at our Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Nottingham campuses, as well as online.*

*Please note that campus locations are subject to change and may vary by intake and start date. Please check our website for more information.