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Not offered in 2007
Topics include: federal system of regulating workplace relations; the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth), industrial disputes and their resolution, setting of terms and conditions of employment, the role of bargaining and industrial action v arbitration, the role and content of workplace agreements and how they are made and approved, impact of the Work Choices legislative amendments; the powers of institutions relevant to federal workplace relations; legal issues including the role of the Constitution, the nature of 'deregulation' of IR, the safety net, alternative dispute resolution, rights of unionists and non-unionists, problems of home-workers, and the role of international conventions.
On completion of this unit students should
Class test (1 hour plus reading time) or written research assignment subject to lecturer approval (200 words) 25% plus examination (2 hours writing time plus 10 minutes reading time) 75%