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Unit Summary
Pre-requisites
Students in the Bachelor of Laws, Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) and Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies must have completed LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing; AND LEGL1005 - Legal Process OR LEGL1004 - Australian Legal System; Business students must have completed LEGL1003 - Introduction to Business Law.
Unit aim
Explores the application of equal employment opportunity and workplace health and safety legislation to the workplace. Students gain a working knowledge of EEO and work health and safety principles, the practice of these laws in the workplace and their importance in creating a healthy, safe and non-discriminatory workplace culture.
Unit content
Module 1: Safety and equality at work
Module 2: Managing health and safety at work
Module 3: Workers compensation
Module 4: Discrimination at work
Module 5: Managing EEO and diversity in the workplace
Module 6: Resolving complaints about workplace discrimination
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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| 1 | explain, apply and evaluate the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and work health and safety and explain their importance in the workplace |
| 2 | recognise discriminatory behaviours in the workplace, and apply accurately and evaluate the legal principles related to discrimination and Equal Opportunity, as enacted in Federal laws in legislation and case law |
| 3 | recognise health and safety risks at work |
| 4 | apply accurately and evaluate the legal principles related to work health and safety and workers compensation, as enacted in NSW laws in legislation and case law. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain, apply and evaluate the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and work health and safety and explain their importance in the workplace
- recognise discriminatory behaviours in the workplace, and apply accurately and evaluate the legal principles related to discrimination and Equal Opportunity, as enacted in Federal laws in legislation and case law
- recognise health and safety risks at work
- apply accurately and evaluate the legal principles related to work health and safety and workers compensation, as enacted in NSW laws in legislation and case law.
Prescribed texts
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