The Human Rights Act


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Target Audience
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Overview/Description
"One of the most significant pieces of constitutional legislation enacted in the United Kingdom" (Guidance to the Act by the Home Office, 2000). This course outlines the Human Rights Act 1998. No one in Britain today will be unaffected by this Act. Understanding the Act, where it comes from and what it will do are essential parts of your knowledge base. Details of the Act as a whole will be outlined, however the focus of the course will be the impact of the Act on employment rights. The Act has had, and will increasingly have, a major impact on all types of businesses. However, public authorities, and anyone who undertakes work for them will be most affected by the Act. Therefore, in completing this course you will be able to offer informed guidance about the Act and its implications. Some organisations think that the Act will have no effect on them. They're wrong!

Target Audience
Managers and supervisors requiring an understanding of the Human Rights Act and its impact on employment rights

Expected Duration (hours)
3.5

Lesson Objectives

The Background to the Act

  • recognise the value of identifying the key features of the Human Rights Act.
  • identify the factors leading to the development of the Human Rights Act.
  • identify the essential characteristics of the Human Rights Act.
  • characterise a hybrid organisation in relation to the impact of the Human Rights Act.

    • The General Terms of the Act

  • recognise the value of identifying the main features of the Human Rights Act.
  • characterise the three absolute rights in the Human Rights Act.
  • identify the major limitations of human rights under the Human Rights Act.
  • identify the qualifications that apply to qualified rights under the Human Rights Act.

    • The Impact on Employment Rights

  • recognise the value of identifying the impacts of the Human Rights Act on employment rights.
  • determine the impact of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion on employment rights in a given scenario.
  • determine how the right to respect private and family life impacts on a given employment scenario.
  • identify the impact of the right of freedom of expression on employers, in a case study scenario.

    • Course Number:
    HR8125