Module manager: Mark Butterick
Email: M.C.Butterick@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module focuses on the key labour market actors – the state, employers and trade unions and considers social processes in the world of politics and business relevant to the world of work. It includes the analysis of the labour market changes and the politics of employment relations. It includes such relevant subjects as the political dimension of employment relations (employer-unions’ conflicts and resolutions, employer workplace strategies) as well as such more specific issues as migration from Central Eastern Europe and its impact on the UK labour market.
The module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to study the world of work from an explicitly interdisciplinary perspective. It uses theoretical constructs and empirical evidence developed in the sociology of work, industrial relations, labour economics and political science in studying contemporary employment relations.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify and outline the role played by institutional actors in the labour market
- Recognise the significance of the state, trade unions and employers in shaping the employment relationship
- Apply theoretical and empirical knowledge in analysing such processes as labour migration and the polarisation of pay
- Use theoretical knowledge and empirical evidence in interpreting labour market and employment related issues
- Identify structural causes of conflict in the workplace
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Subject specific
- Apply scholarly knowledge to relevant business issues
Indicative content
Coverage of concepts and theories underpinning the study of work: the employment relationship; the roles of the state, trade unions and employers; low pay, the National Minimum Wage (NMW), Living Wage and high pay. Central Eastern European migration and the role of the labour market actors.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 85 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 15 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Online Time-Limited assessment | 48.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
This is a time-limited paper, where students will receive a set of questions, and have 48 hours to complete two of them (1000 word limit each). The resit for this module will be 100% by 2,000 word coursework.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 11/27/2024
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