5HR01 Assignment: The Complete Guide

5HR01, Employment relationship management, is a popular CIPD Level 5 unit focused on how organisations build and maintain positive relationships with their people. This guide is the hub of our 5HR01 series: it gives the full picture, and the linked guides go deeper on each part. Always work from your own current brief for exact outcomes and criteria.

What 5HR01 is about

The unit looks at how the employment relationship is managed day to day: giving employees a voice, keeping them engaged, handling conflict fairly, and doing all of this within the law. It blends practical people management with an understanding of employment law and employee relations.

The main themes

• Employee voice, engagement and involvement
• Conflict, and how disputes are resolved
• Managing discipline, grievances and performance fairly
• Employment law essentials and the role of employee bodies

How 5HR01 is assessed

Like other Level 5 units, 5HR01 is assessed by a written assignment marked against learning outcomes and assessment criteria. Expect to apply employment law accurately, use credible sources, and analyse rather than describe.

How to approach it

1. Break down the brief and map each task to its criteria.
2. Refresh the key areas of employment law relevant to the tasks.
3. Apply each point to realistic workplace scenarios.
4. Support claims with credible, current sources.
5. Check your draft against every criterion before submitting.

Go deeper

Use the guides in this series for employee voice, conflict and dispute resolution, discipline and grievance, employment law essentials, common mistakes, structure and FAQs. For tailored help, our 5HR01 support covers everything from brief analysis to draft review.