HNC Assignment Brief
Session: September 20/21
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Aim
Pearson BTEC HNC in Business (RQF)
7 Business Law
1 of 1 Understanding and Applying the Business Law
4 Credit Value: 15
Adeel Sarim / Pronab Mondal
25 September 2020
12 February 2020
On completion, assessments should be uploaded before the submission deadline,
through Turnitin, located through the Unit introduction page on Canvas. You will
receive a receipt to acknowledge your submission of evidence. This ensures that
there is a clear audit trail for submission of assignments. Any extension or deferral
requests must be submitted in advance of the assessment deadline and agreed, in
writing with the unit leader. Where a submission is submitted later than the agreed
deadline without an application for an extension or deferral being approved that
submission will be capped at a ‘Pass’
TBA
 The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an
illustration from somewhere you must give the source.
 Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all
your sources of information.
 Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use readily
understandable English.
 Wherever possible use a word processor and its “spell-checker”.
 The work you submit must be in your own words.
 Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all
your sources of information (this must be in accordance with the Harvard
referencing system).
 Make sure your work is clearly presented in chronological order and has a
logical flow.
 English presented within the body of your assignment must show
academic proficiency and comply with academic requirements. If an
individual has additional learning needs these should be appropriately
assessed and met.
In-class feedback will be available from draft submissions on a task-by-task basis
in the form of formative feedback and also for initial submission (formative
feedback will not include any indication of final grades, the process will focus upon
supporting development).
Summative feedback will be provided within 3-4 weeks of the assignment
submission; however, final grades will be released in accordance with
organisational policies and procedures. Please note you will be required to
authenticate receiving your summative feedback.
Adeel Sarim
A Sarim Date 25.09.2020
The aim of this unit is to provide students with background knowledge and understanding of
business, the functions of an organisation and the wider business environments in which
organisations operate. Students will examine the different types of organisations (including
for profit and not for profit), their size and scope (for instance, micro, SME, transnational and
global) and how they operate. Students will explore the relationships that organisations have
with their various stakeholders and how the wider external environments influence and
shape business decision-making.

The knowledge, understanding and skill sets gained in this unit will help students to choose
their own preferred areas of specialism in future studies and in their professional career.

Learning outcomes and criteria covered by this assignment:

 All pass criteria

 All merit descriptors
 All distinction descriptors

Edexcel Grading Criteria

This assignment/portfolio will be assessed according to the following grading criteria:
 To attain a ‘PASS‘ grade, students need to achieve all the ‘PASS‘ criteria.
 To attain a ‘MERIT‘ grade, students need to achieve all the ‘MERIT‘ criteria, along
with all the ‘PASS’ criteria.
 To attain a ‘DISTINCTION‘ grade, students need to achieve all the ‘DISTINCTION’
criteria, along with all the ‘MERIT’ and PASS criteria.
*NB: It is not accepted practice to submit assignments that present the grades, pass, merit
and distinction as separate entities. A holistic integrated approach must be used whereby
the criterion appears seamless within the body of the text.

Plagiarism and collusion

Any act of plagiarism and collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the City College
Limited regulations. In this context the definition and scope of plagiarism are presented
below:

 Using the work of others without acknowledging the source of information or

inspiration. Even if the words are changed or sentences are put in a different order,
the result is still plagiarism (Cortell 2003).
 Collusion is described as the submission of work produced as a result of the
collaboration between two or more parties. Additionally, collaboration entails the
sharing of one person‘s work with others who submit either all or part of their
coursework ―as their own.
 Contract Cheating – the Use of Third-Party Services and Essay Mills The purchasing
of essays from a third party and passing them off as a student’s original work is taken
very seriously by both the College, by De Montfort University, and by Pearson
Edexcel. The teaching practices, delivery methods and generally smaller class sizes
within the College allow our staff to become more familiar with a student’s academic
style and capabilities making them more able to detect fraudulent submissions that
may nor otherwise be detected through Turnitin software. 
Grading Criteria: Innovation and Commercialisation
Learning Assessment criteria Assessment criteria for Assessment
outcomes for Pass Merit criteria for
On successful Distinction
completion of
this unit a
student will:

P1 Explain different M1 Evaluate the D1 Provide a

LO1 Explain sources of law. effectiveness of the legal coherent and
the nature of P2 Explain the role of system in terms of recent critical
the legal government in law- reforms and evaluation of the
system making and how developments. legal system
statutory and common and law, with
law is applied in the evidence drawn
justice from a range of
courts. different
LO2 Illustrate P3 Using specific M2 Differentiate between relevant
the potential examples illustrate how legislation, examples to
impact of the company, employment regulations and standards support
law on a and contract law has a to analyse judgements.
business. potential impact upon potential impacts upon
business. business.
LO3 Examine P4 Explore how Assess the D2 Critically
the formation of different types of advantages and review and
different types business organisations disadvantages of the evaluate types
of business are legally formed. formation of different of business
organisations. P5 Explain how types of business organisations.
business organisations.
organisations are
managed and funded.
LO4 P6 Recommend legal M4 Compare and contrast D3 Evaluate the
Recommend solutions for resolving a different sources of legal effectiveness of
appropriate range of disputes using advice and support for legal solutions,
legal solutions examples to dispute resolution. legal advice and
to resolve demonstrate how a support for
areas of party might obtain legal dispute
dispute. advice and support. resolution.

In order to achieve all learning outcomes within this unit, you will be required to complete all
the given tasks. Your work can be presented in a range of formats, either a type written
booklet, a hand written booklet or a recorded, formal verbal booklet. Whichever option you
choose, you should remain within the designated word count and give all due consideration
to form and structure. The format chosen will not impact on your final grade.
Scenario

You are working as a Business Adviser for Prince’s Trust where you are responsible for
delivering workshops and trainings on “Start your business” programme to disadvantaged
youths. The young entrepreneurs now a days are often unfamiliar with the different kinds of
business organisations, English Legal System and require in-depth information and
knowledge on how the legal system works as they may encounter myriads of legal
uncertainties. Considering the needs of young entrepreneur with no prior knowledge of
business and legal systems of the UK, your branch manager wants you to prepare an
information booklet to enhance their understanding of how business law is applied to the
running of a company. By giving relevant business examples, you are required to analyse
the problems faced by the new start-ups and provide knowledge of business law and
examine the impact of the law on business operations and decision-making, research legal
solutions available to the young entrepreneurs. The purpose of the information booklet is to:

 improve their understanding of how business law is applied to the running of a

company,
 be able to illustrate the impact of the law on normal business operations, when
registering a company, and when inviting shareholders to invest in it.
 gain an understanding of the law in relation to market abuse and the director
responsibilities, and
 be able to recognize the application of employment law between employers and
employees.

LO1 Explain the nature of the legal system

LO2 Illustrate the potential impact of the law on a business.
To prepare your information booklet, you will be required to complete the following tasks:
Task 1
1.1 In terms of recent reforms and developments, critically evaluate the effectiveness of the
legal system and the law by providing an analysis of different sources of law, role of
government in law-making, and how statutory and common law is applied in the justice
courts.

To make new entrepreneurs understand the difference between legislation, regulations and
standards for a business, in this section of the booklet, you are required to:

1.2 Provide a coherent critical evaluation supported with relevant business examples which
highlight the impact of company, employment and contract law upon a business.
LO3 Examine the formation of different types of business organisations.

Task 2
2.1 Identify different types of business organisations and critically review and evaluate
how these organisations are legally formed, managed and funded in the UK.

LO4 Recommend appropriate legal solutions to resolve areas of dispute.

Task 3
To provide clarity to the new starters, you are required to recommend appropriate legal
solutions to resolve areas of disputes for the given short case scenario below and include
your findings in the information booklet you are preparing.

Case Study
Sarah, an immigrant who came to UK on Tier 5 visa, was working for WorldTel as a
Customer Services Assistant for last 1 year. She was from Asian background; and was
having a non-British English accent. Her Operations Manager has never liked her and was
picky on her for minor issues. One day she had a dispute with an aggressive client on a call
which was clearly the client’s fault. The client made a baseless complaint and without
investigating and giving any notice, her Operations Manager dismissed her for poor
performance.

This is a case of racism at workplace and unfair dismissal; therefore, your branch manager
has asked you to recommend appropriate legal solutions to help new entrepreneurs
understand employees and the employer’s legal rights to resolve areas of dispute in the
given situation. Therefore, you are required to:

3.1 Keeping the above scenario in view, Evaluate the effectiveness of different types of
legal solutions, legal advice and support for dispute resolution. You should support your
critique with relevant examples.
Information booklet should contain the following:

Complete all three above given tasks and any sub tasks in the form of an information
booklet. Your booklet should also include include the following:

Cover page, Summary, Contents page, introduction, Main body of the information booklet,
Conclusion, Recommendations, References, Appendices (where applicable), Harvard
referencing, Citation.

Submit your individual work for the above tasks in in the form of business booklet. Limit your
work to 3200 words at least. Arial font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing. (You have complete
anonymity as to how the sub headings interlink).
Important Information
You should include a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. Each unit will be
graded as a Pass, Merit or Distinction. A Pass is awarded for the achievement of all
outcomes against the specified assessment criteria based mostly on DESCRIPTIVE content.
Merit and Distinction grades are awarded for higher-level achievement which includes
degrees of CRITICAL THINKING, ANALYSIS & EVALUATION – these are higher level skills
that you should work on over the period of your programme.

If your submission fails to meet all Pass criteria, it will be referred. The second attempt
will then be capped at a Pass, as per the Pearson Edexcel regulations.

Please access HN Global for additional resources support and reading for this unit.
For further guidance and support on booklet writing please refer to the Study Skills
Unit on HN Global.
For support with this assignment please contact your tutor on 0121 4557964 or via email
info@city-college.co.uk

Submission Instructions

Please submit your work soft copy digitally on Box/CANVAS and send a copy via email to
your course tutor on the set dates and notify via email to info@city-college.co.uk. Request a
receiving receipt in the form of a reply email which you should keep safe.
All marked work is expected to be returned to students within 4 weeks of submission.
Glossary:
Analyse: Break an issue or topic into smaller parts by looking in depth at each part. Support
each part with arguments and evidence for and against (Pros and cons).
Critically Evaluate/Analyse: When you critically evaluate you look at the arguments for
and against an issue. You look at the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments. This
could be from an article you read in a journal or from a text book.
Discuss: When you discuss you look at both sides of a discussion. You look at both sides of
the arguments. Then you look at the reason why it is important (for) then you look at the
reason why it is important (against).
Explain: When you explain you must say why it is important or not important.
Evaluate: When you evaluate you look at the arguments for and against an issue.
Identify: When you identify you look at the most important points.

Suggested Reading:

ADAMS, A. (2016) Business Law for Students. 9th ed. London: Pearson.

ANDREWS, N. (2011) Contract Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

ELLIOTT, C and QUINN, F. (2015). The English Legal System. 16th Ed. London: Pearson

HONEYBALL, S. (2016) Honeyball and Bowers Text to Employment Law. 14th ed.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.

MARSON, J and FERRIS, M. (2015) Business Law. 4th ed. Oxford:

Oxford University Press.