Employee relations
Dr Julian Teicher
6 points * One 3-hour session per week * First, second semester * Clayton, city * Prohibition: MGC2420 (formerly GSM2420)
Synopsis This subject provides an introduction to employee relations at the enterprise level. It is concerned with both theory and practice and topics covered include the contract of employment; enterprise bargaining; workplace management and union structures; traditional management style and strategies; management strategies; employee participation; best practice; skill formation; and core/peripheral employment patterns. The subject also provides students with an understanding of the external context of employee relations.
Assessment Written (assignments 4000 words): 40% * Take-home examination: 60%
Prescribed texts
Fox C and others Industrial relations in Australia: Development, law and operations Longman Cheshire, 1993
Gardner M and Palmer G Employment relations Macmillan, 1992
Lansbury R and MacDonald D Workplace industrial relations: Case studies OUP, 1992