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Unit Summary
Pre-requisites
Must have completed LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing OR LEGL1004 - Australian Legal System OR LEGL1003 - Introduction to Business Law
Unit aim
Develops a knowledge of employment law, industrial law and industrial relations relevant for legal advisers and law in relation to the Federal jurisdictions and legal issues involving both the employer and employee are discussed.
Unit content
Module 1: Regulatory framework of Australian industrial relations
Module 2: OHS, workers' compensation, safe system
Module 3: Employment rights and responsibilities
Module 4: The limits of the contract of employment
Module 5: Security from dismissal
Module 6: Bargaining and disputes
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | evaluate the influence of economic, political, social and cultural factors on the continuing development of the industrial relations system. |
| 2 | critically analyse the principles and policies underlying the Australian Industrial Relations system. |
| 3 | explain and evaluate the legal framework of the Australian Industrial Relations system, including key legislative and common law principles; |
| 4 | evaluate the legal issues and obligations involved in the employment relationship and in industrial disputes and apply the laws accurately to these. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- evaluate the influence of economic, political, social and cultural factors on the continuing development of the industrial relations system.
- critically analyse the principles and policies underlying the Australian Industrial Relations system.
- explain and evaluate the legal framework of the Australian Industrial Relations system, including key legislative and common law principles;
- evaluate the legal issues and obligations involved in the employment relationship and in industrial disputes and apply the laws accurately to these.