MSB025-6 International Employment Law Assignment 1 Brief 2026 | UoB

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This assignment consists of two elements. Together, they assess your understanding of UK and international employment law and your ability to apply this knowledge to real organisational and career contexts.

Element 1 (20%) – Presentation: Group Boardroom Role-Play Simulation
Element 1 is a group assessment based on a boardroom role-play simulation.

You will work in groups to role-play a boardroom discussion within an organisation that operates anywhere in the world, provided it has a branch, subsidiary, or operational presence in the UK. This ensures that both UK employment law and international employment law are relevant to your analysis.

In this simulation, your group will assume the roles of board members or senior decision-makers in an organisation that has embarked on globalisation or greenfield activities. The purpose of the boardroom discussion is to identify, analyse, and respond to key issues, challenges, and risks arising from contracts of employment, within the framework of UK and international employment law.

The five questions listed below must be kept in mind throughout the presentation and used to inform the structure and content of your boardroom discussion. You are not required to answer each question separately; instead, your presentation should address all five questions collectively and coherently as part of a single, integrated boardroom presentation.

Each group is required to:

Prepare and deliver a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation
Participate in a formal boardroom role-play
Demonstrate understanding of all five questions within the overall discussion

All group members are expected to actively participate in the boardroom role-play.

Boardroom Questions (to inform your presentation):

Why is the contract of employment so important in the employment relationship and give details of the various parties that must be involved in the employment contract?

Supposing there is a breach of any of the contract term(s), what can the aggrieved party do to remedy the breach within the parameter of the law?

Explain briefly with examples the meaning of implied terms and express terms of contract of employment.
Provide details of the institution that deals with employment disputes and provide outline of the institution’s hierarchies.
Can any of the parties in the contract of employment unilaterally vary the contract term(s)? If so, provide brief explanation and if not, equally provide brief explanation using relevant legal references to support your answer.
Element 2 (10%) – Career Task: “Your Job” (Individual Task)

This is an individual assessment focused on your career development and employability.

You are required to:

• Search for job advertisements related to your career aspirations
• Select one (1) job you would realistically like to apply for
• Take a screenshot of the job advertisement and include it in the Appendix
• Where possible, connect or consult with individuals working in the relevant specialised field (this is encouraged but not mandatory)

You must then write a 500-word reflective piece analysing the skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics required to be eligible for your chosen role, and how these align with your own career aspirations.

Element 1 (Group Presentation)

To pass, your group must:

• Demonstrate understanding of all five questions
• Apply UK employment law and relevant international employment law considerations
• Use a real organisation with UK operations as context
• Deliver a coherent, professional boardroom-style role-play
• Support discussion with appropriate legal and academic reference

To achieve a good grade, your group should:

• Integrate the five questions naturally and critically into the boardroom discussion
• Demonstrate strong legal reasoning and board-level judgement
• Clearly explain the practical implications for an internationally operating organisation
• Show awareness of risk, compliance, and governance
• Maintain a confident and professional boardroom presence
• Demonstrate effective group coordination and clarity of argument

Element 2 (Individual Task)

To pass, you must:

• Select a relevant and realistic job advertisement
• Include the required evidence (job advert screenshot)
• Produce a 500-word reflective discussion
• Identify key skills and characteristics required for the role
• Demonstrate basic reflective ability and career awareness

To achieve a good grade, you should:

• Select a well-matched job aligned to your career ambitions
• Demonstrate critical self-reflection, not just description
• Clearly identify skills gaps and realistic development strategies
• Link job requirements to your learning from the unit
• Write in a clear, professional, and reflective academic style