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BTW3241 - Employment law

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Leader: Ms Anne O'Rourke

Offered

Gippsland First semester 2007 (Off-campus)
Peninsula First semester 2007 (Day)

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.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

Assessment

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

Contact hours

3 class hours per week

Prerequisites

BTW1200 or equivalent