Postgraduate - UnitBTF5060 - The law of employment

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Business Law and Taxation
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Evening)

Synopsis

The unit aims to develop knowledge and skills, and an understanding of the relationship between the common law, statute law and awards and agreements. In this regard, the unit introduces students to the central tenets of the contract of employment including the formation of the contract, breach of contract and wrongful dismissal, confidentiality, restrictive covenants, employee/independent contractor issues and discrimination law.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

identify a wide range of legal issues affecting the employment relationship, with a particular focus on the contract of employment
illustrate the practical implications of employment law by identifying emerging issues in the media, the workplace and the case law
apply the legal principles from relevant cases to hypothetical scenarios
evaluate the principles underlying employment laws and assess the law's impact on the employment relationship.

Assessment

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

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Anne O'Rourke

Workload requirements

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

BTG9241, BTX9060