732-304 Labour Law

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Ms A Chapman

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

A 2-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject examines legal principles and rules relating to labour relations in an industrial, social, economic and international context. Topics include the employee and independent contractor distinction; the contract of employment; anti-discrimination law; occupational health and safety law; constitutional issues in the Federal system; international conventions and other international instruments relevant to labour relations; the Federal system of award-making, workplace agreements (Certified Agreements and Australian Workplace Agreements) and direct employment conditions; and the legal regulation of industrial conflict.

Assessment

One assignment to a maximum of 1500 words (pass/fail) and a 3-hour end-of-semester examination (100%).

Prescribed Texts

A reading list will be provided at the beginning of the subject.



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