Course available through blended / online distance learning.
Since Covid–19 restrictions came into force on March 12, this course was delivered 100% online through our accessible Virtual Learning Environment. Read about the recent changes here.
King’s Inns will continue to offer this course online for 2020/2021 until it is safe to deliver in person as well on campus. Attending classes in person will be optional.
We know social interaction with fellow students, lecturers and visiting speakers is an integral part of the King’s Inns experience and once a safe opportunity presents, we will invite students back on campus.
This is a time of unprecedented change and growing complexity in the area of employment law. Understanding these developments is of critical importance to those seeking to negotiate a surefooted pathway through the workplace environment. King’s Inns is delighted to bring together a team of leading experts, including some of the most prominent legal practitioners in the area, to deliver a course which will provide a thorough grounding in the key components and latest developments in this important and heavily regulated area.
Non–compliance with employment law or lack of harmony in a workplace can have very serious consequences for those directly involved as well as for society and the economy as a whole. This cutting edge Diploma addresses both the procedural and the substantive law that applies to the employment relationship.
This Diploma provides participants with a comprehensive practical knowledge of employment law so that participants will be equipped to deal with the main employment law issues arising in a workplace. Participants will acquire a practical in–depth knowledge of the issues affecting the employment relationship from recruitment to termination.
The Diploma will appeal to those in both the public and private sectors: legal practitioners, employers, company directors, regulatory bodies, HR and IR professionals.
The coordinator of the course is Niamh McGowan BL.
Delivery is in part–time early morning mode through lectures presented by leading experts in various aspects of employment law. The course will take place over 20 weeks on Thursday mornings 8.30 – 9.45 am.
Course Start Date: Thursday 22 October 2020 (provisional)
Application Deadline: Friday 2 October 2020
This course is available via blended online learning, with classes recorded using e–learning software and made available to students for streaming via our Virtual Learning Environment. This means that, while all students are welcome to attend class in person, all sessions except the last lecture (Mock Labour Court hearing) is recorded so that students who are based outside Dublin or who are otherwise unable to attend can view the material by streaming their class at any time.
All class notes are available online before lectures take place. Online tutorials and IT support are available to help students navigate their way through our Library and legal resource databases.
Complimentary parking and refreshments will be provided to participants attending in person.
Please note that the schedule below is provisional.
1.
22.10.20
The contract of employment
Marguerite Bolger SC
2.
Atypical employment
Stephen O’Sullivan BL
3.
Other statutory provisions to include protective leave, pay and pensions
Rosemary Mallon BL
4.
Regulated, Civil Service & Public Sector Employment
Alex White SC
5.
Data Protection and Employment Law
Cliona Kimber SC
6.
Health and Safety Law
Niamh McGowan BL
7.
Equality 1
Maireád McKenna BL
8.
Equality 2
Oisín Quinn SC
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ASSIGNMENT 1 to be handed out – for completion by
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9.
Grievance and Disciplinary Investigations
Peter Ward SC
10.
Litigating Bullying & Harassment in the Workplace
Marguerite Bolger SC
11.
Privacy, Technology & Social Media
Clíona Kimber SC
12.
Trade Union Law and Essentials for non–unionised Companies
Cathy Maguire BL
13.
Termination of Employment – Unfair Dismissal/Redundancy
Roderick Maguire BL
14.
Wrongful Dismissal and Injunctions
Brendan Kirwan BL
15.
Whistleblowing
Tom Mallon BL
16.
Transfer of Undertaking Regulations & Insolvency
Lorna Lynch BL
17.
Restraint of Trade and Confidentiality Clauses
Mark Connaughton SC
18.
Workplace Relations Commission Practice and Procedure and Statutory Appeals
Niamh McGowan BL
19.
Judicial Review and the Employment Contract
Feichín McDonagh SC
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ASSIGNMENT 2 to be handed out–for completion by 2
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20.
Mock Labour Court hearing
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To be awarded the Advanced Diploma in Applied Employment Law a participant will be required to successfully complete two written assignments.
Total cost of course: €2,350.
Fee structure can be viewed here.
BL graduates who are subscribing members to King’s Inns receive a 10% discount on this course. Click here for more information.
We are now taking applications for this course.
There is no admission requirements for this course. Your place on the course will not be secured until payment is received in full.
Payment can be made through the application portal using your credit / debit card.
If your employer is paying for your studies, you will require a PO number, the name and email address for the person responsible for payment in your organisation. The invoice will issue directly to the person whose details you enter. You will also be able to download a copy of the invoice through the application portal.