LAW4132 - Law of employment - 2018

This Unit examines the individual employment relationship under the contract of employment and the rights and duties that arise under contract and from the National employment Standards in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Students will study the principles, rights and remedies in termination of employment, including protection from unfair dismissal and other general protections under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), as well as statutory protection from discrimination at work. The Unit examines the legal distinction between employment and other work arrangements and the implications for workers and employers of the distinction.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. identify a contract of employment and explain the rights and obligations that flow from regulation by contract and its termination
2. distinguish between employees and other kinds of workers and critically evaluate the implications of the distinction for workers and employers;
3. understand and apply the National Employment Standards of the Fair Work Act to problems;
4. recognise and apply the statutory protections available to individual employees under Australian workplace and anti-discrimination legislation to problems;
5. research the law of employment and apply the law to problems to resolve them;
6. critically evaluate the efficacy of the law in this area;
7. convincingly state the need for changes to the law.

In semester assessment 40%, comprising cases and legislation quizzes (20%) and persuasive writing task (750 words, 20%);

AND final examination (2 hours) 60%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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