Key Stakeholders and Balanced Evaluation
5OS01 – Specialist employment law
This CIPD Level 5 video on Key Stakeholders and Balanced Evaluation forms part of unit 5OS01 (Specialist employment law) and addresses assessment criteria AC 1.1, which requires learners to evaluate the aims and objectives of employment regulation. The content explores how employment law advances social justice, inclusion and fairness whilst protecting against discrimination, exploitation and child labour, alongside counterarguments regarding legislative complexity and labour market impact. By examining the diverse stakeholders who support or oppose greater regulation, you'll develop a balanced understanding of employment regulation's economic and ethical dimensions, essential for your CIPD studies and professional practice.
Assessment Criteria 1.1
Evaluate the aims and objectives of employment regulation.
Indicative Content
The role of employment law in helping to achieve social justice, inclusion and fairness in the workplace; economic arguments in favour of increased regulation: protects against unjust, inequitable and negligent acts, slavery, discrimination, child labour. Awareness of negative arguments for employment regulation, such as legislation too complex, not a deterrent, poorly drafted, harder to create jobs; groups who support or oppose greater regulation.
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About 5OS01 – Specialist employment law
This unit considers key areas of employment legislation and its legal framework, focusing on how people professionals are obliged to take account of legal requirements in different jurisdictions when carrying out the varied aspects of their role.
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