Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Unit

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Synopsis

The unit aims to develop knowledge and skills, and an understanding of the collective aspects of the employment relationship, with a focus on the federal jurisdiction and the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). The unit examines the development of Australian labour law and includes consideration of the constitutional framework, modern awards, the role of Fair Work Australia and other regulatory bodies, enterprise bargaining and good faith bargaining, the regulation of industrial action, and unfair dismissal protections.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. identify a wide range of legal concepts and issues affecting collective labour relations
2. apply the legal principles from relevant cases to hypothetical scenarios
3. assess the role and impact of the law on workplace relations
4. evaluate the competing aims and purposes of labour law.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination (take-home): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Anthony Forsyth

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

BTX9070