Undergraduate - UnitBTC2720 - Workplace law

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Anne O'Rourke

Synopsis

The unit introduces students to contemporary developments in labour law, employment law, discrimination law and occupational health and safety law. It aims to develop knowledge and skills and understanding of the practical application of these areas of the law in Australian workplaces.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

describe and analyse a wide range of legal issues affecting the workplace (outlined below)
apply legal principles to a range of hypothetical scenarios, in order to demonstrate practical understanding of legal issues at the workplace (building on strategic problem solving skills from business law)
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the principles underpinning workplace law
critically assess the law's role and impact on the employment relationship
critically evaluate current issues in the media involving legal regulation of the workplace.