The Legal Environment of Business and Employment for Accountants - BFL0041

Assessment 1: Other

Activities providing opportunities for formative assessment will generally be integrated into the teaching and learning process and apply to all components of summative assessment.  The nature of the formative assessment tasks used will be at the discretion of the tutor, to include for example, workshop exercises, quizzes, group discussions. 

Other

Assessment 2: Exam

Exam 

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Written Assignment 

<p>A study of key aspects of law for business organisations, employers and employees, within an introductory and practical context.</p>

Huddersfield Business School

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BFL0041 - The Legal Environment of Business and Employment for Accountants

The Legal Environment of Business and Employment for Accountants

Understand the courses and extent of non-contractual and collectively negotiated obligations within business, in employment and in the professions

Appreciate the extent to which law may regulate their formation and operation

Understand the basic elements of contract law, and be able to analyse simple contracts, including contracts of employment and for the supply of services, their formation, terms, performance and discharge

Prepare a written analysis of a problem which identifies issues of business personality which may involve a collective employment aspect, and identify remedies and obligations appropriate to the circumstances, and present oral analysis and argument to a peer group and to the tutor

analyse a case involving the application of contract law principles, extract the operative principles and apply them to other comparable cases;

Assess the extent to which employment practices comply with statutory requirements, codes of practice and support the employer’s objects, and be able to identify whether change is required or advisable

Appreciate the benefit to all in a business environment of instilling and maintaining good practice consistent with, and supportable by, law, and appreciate the need to monitor potential legislative change

Explain the extent to which controllers and owners of such have rights and obligations within the business organisation, if appropriate, and towards outsiders

Understand the salient characteristics and objects of the contract of employment, and the legal environment in which it is formed, operates and is terminated

Plan and action simple proceedings in tribunal

Be able to identify the institutions of the European Union, appreciate their law creating functions and understand the relationship between Community law and the law of England and Wales.

Prepare a written analysis of a problem which identifies relevant contract law principles which may involve an employment context, identify remedies and obligations appropriate to the circumstances, and present oral analysis and argument to a peer group and to the tutor

Distinguish between the sole trader or practitioner and an employee and between a partnership and an incorporated company

Understand and identify the distinguishing legal characteristics of the sole tradership, the partnership and the incorporated company

Be able to identify and access primary legal sources, appreciate the extent of their importance and the significance of keeping up to date with change and potential changes

Communicate conclusions and the results of study and analysis accurately and reliably


Be able to identify, documents involved in, and stages of proceedings in tribunal