LLM608 Issues in Employment Law

Updated: 02 December 2009

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	candidature in JD or LLM or SJD
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	None
Notes	None
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)
Unit Description	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.
Materials	Information Unavailable
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Weight	No. Words
Assignment 1	75%	5000
Assessment Notes
Research paper OR Take-home exam

Online Assessment	25%	1500
Assessment Notes
Online group work

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

understand and critically evaluate contemporary issues in Australian employment law in greater depth than in undergraduate level units;
understand and critically evaluate current reform of Australian employment law, with particular focus on the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth);
demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the various sources of employment law including statutes, common law, awards, enterprise agreements and various international instruments;
demonstrate an understanding of the interface between employment law and norms from other legal areas (i.e. law of contract, law of tort); and
demonstrate an understanding of the interface between employment law and norms from other disciplines (i.e. human resource management).

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Graduates will be able to apply knowledge at an advanced level in professional contexts or to solve problems.
2	Communication Skills Graduates will be able to present well-reasoned arguments.
3	Global Perspectives Graduates will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the global context of their discipline and professional area.
4	Information Literacy Graduates will be able to critically evaluate information and the search process.
5	Life-Long Learning Graduates will be able to identify, evaluate and implement personal learning strategies for lifelong
6	Problem Solving Graduates will be able to identify critical issues in the discipline or professional area.
7	Social Responsibility Graduates will be able to recognise social justice issues relevant to their discipline and professional area.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2010