This is an advanced unit of study that delves further into individual issues within employment law. The unit examines a variety of social issues from a legal perspective, including: the development of Australian employment law; unionisation within the Australian workforce; casualisation of the Australian workforce; the notions of 'employee' and 'contractor' and alternative modes for the performance of work (and their regulation); implied terms and the scope of employer and employee duties; distribution of opportunity at work, including employee entitlements, leave arrangements, and anti-discrimination; legal regimes that promote the so-called 'work-life' balance, including family and community responsibilities; issues surrounding termination of employment at common law and under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth); and Occupational Health and Safety.