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BTW3241

Employment law ( 6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL)

Undergraduate
(BUS)

Leader: Ms Carolyn Sutherland

Offered:
Peninsula First semester 2005 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2005 (OCL)

Synopsis: Legal implications of staff management decisions; individual employer-employee relationship; contract of employment; termination law including unfair dismissals; health and safety law in the workplace; vicarious liability agreements; awards and industrial action; constitutional considerations and discrimination law.

Assessment: Assignment (3500 words): 40% + Examination (3 hour, open book): 60%

Contact Hours: 3 class hours per week

Prerequisites: BTW1200 or equivalent