Human Rights Author Brief | |
Overview SkillGate is looking to commission an author to help us produce a series of five or more microlearning content bites on the Human Rights Act and how it applies to public sector workers. Learning objectives Upon completion of the series of bites a reader should be able to;
Suggested subject headings Why do we need a Human Rights Act? – history, context, importance, aims – what does it do? Overview of the Human Rights articles – 12 articles and associated protocols (Why 1 and 13 are missing?) Why is it important to public sector organisations? Legal duty and the issues that might ace organisations – The act requires all public bodies (like courts, police, local authorities, hospitals and publicly funded schools) and other bodies carrying out public functions to respect and protect your human rights. Any new laws should be compatible with the rights set out by European Convention on Human Rights. How do Human Rights work in everyday lives? (How do Human Rights help us?) Real life case studies/examples How do we apply HRA as a public sector organisation to make working more effective, fair and efficient? (working hours and conditions, discrimination, child working, forced labour, health and safety etc) – applied in a range of laws, policies etc. What we are looking for For each bite the author will need to provide;
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