Assessment task details and instructions Employment law is one of the fastest-changing areas of the law in the UK. Over the past 40 years there has been a steady increase of individual employment legislation that organisations have had to implement and adapt their working practices to. Outlining the various statutes that have been passed since 1970, discuss and evaluate the legislation and how this has impact upon the HR department. Produce a report of no more than 3000 words outlining the impact of employment law including the following information: •A clear description and assessment of various statues (20%) •A critical evaluation of the reason(s) for introducing the area of law (30%) •Discuss, providing practical examples the way that HR departments have adopted these pieces of legislation (30%) •Outline the positive and negative impact of the legislation in HR departments (20%) Assessment Criteria • A clear description and assessment of employment law o Identification of the various acts and statutes in relation to employment law o An outline and description of why legislation has been introduced • Description and critical analysis of individual employment legislation o A critical overview of the merits of individual employment law o Impact of these pieces of legislation • A clear outline of the positive and negative aspects of employment legislation o A critical overview of the merits of employment law o A critical overview of the negative aspects to employment law o The alternatives to employment law o How organisations have adapted to conform to the legislation
