In what ways is the employment relationship unique compared to a contract for goods or services? Drawing on topics from across the module, critically answer this question with reference to both theory and evidence.

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The assessment accounts for 80% of your final mark and is a 2,000 words essay. The submission deadline for the essay is
the 15th December 2021 at 15:59. Please submit your essays via the special area created in QMplus.

You must answer ONE of the following five questions:

1. In what ways is the employment relationship unique compared to a contract for goods or services? Drawing on topics from across the module, critically answer this question with reference to both theory and evidence.

2. Are changes in technology something to be welcomed or feared by workers? Critically answer this question with reference to both theory and evidence.

3. Labour market institutions are said to re balance the inherent power inequalities in the employment relationship. To what extent do EITHER minimum wages OR trade unions (i.e., choose one of these) do this? Critically answer this question with reference to both theory and evidence.