Postgraduate - UnitLAW5374 - Federal labour law

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Law
Offered	Not offered in 2015

Notes

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Previously coded as LAW7338

Quota applies

Postgraduate programs are based on a model of small group teaching and therefore class sizes need to be restricted.

Synopsis

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and related legislation which have enacted fundamental changes in federal labour law since the 'Work Choices' changes, will be critically examined. Topics include changes to industrial dispute resolution, enterprise bargaining and bargaining in good faith, enterprise agreements and individual arrangements, industrial action, new institutions and their roles, legislated National Employment Standards and modern awards and their enforcement, unfair dismissal, implications for employers and for unions, including right of workplace entry, and the coverage of the national system.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

Apply knowledge of, and understanding of the federal system of regulation in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to modern awards and legislated standards, bargaining, bargaining in good faith, dispute resolution and enterprise agreements, the role of individual agreements, and unfair dismissal laws
Conduct research in federal labour regulation based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to federal labour regulation.

Assessment

Research assignment (3,750 words): 50%
Take-home examination (3,750 words): 50%

In appropriate cases determined by the lecturer where a student has relevant background and experience, assessment may be one research assignment (7,500 words):100%

Workload requirements

24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Marilyn Pittard Research ProfileResearch Profile (http://monash.edu/research/people/profiles/profile.html?sid=70&pid=2562)