LAW7310

Current issues in workplace law ( 6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Dr Joanna Betteridge, Mr Bruce Moore, Richard Naughton

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: This unit will examine significant and contemporary issues in employment and labour relations law that arise in response to changes in legislation. Key count decisions, international developments, and government-, business- and union-driven approaches. Comparative aspects, where relevant, will illuminate the issues selected, and areas of law reform will also be discussed. The unit has a contemporary nature and current issues will be the focus. The content of the unit may vary each time it is offered.

Objectives: Students who have successfully completed the unit will: have a detailed knowledge of the law relating to the specific topics that are selected for analysis; have a thorough understanding of the wider legal, economic and social dimensions associated with those specific topics; be aware of the limitations of the current law that applies to the relevant issue and of proposals for reform; understand the relevant issues from a selected comparative perspective; understand the international aspects that relate to the particular issues.

Assessment: Research assignment (3,750 words): 50% and Take-home examination (3,750 words): 50%; or Research assignment (7,500 words): 100%