LAWS5009

Employment Law

10 Units 5000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus Semester 1

Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

LAWS courses are only available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Laws (LAWS) degree programs.

Students who have successfully completed the course LEGL2004/LEGL3111 The Law of Employment are precluded from enrolling in this course.

Deals with the law governing the formation, content and termination of employment relationships. The complex body of federal and state statutes which regulate paidwork relationships, as well as common law rules, will be examined.

Objectives 1. To equip students with knowledge and understanding of the complex body of law which governs the employment relationship;
2. To critically examine the policies which underpin this body of law;
3. To understand the evolving nature of employment law;
4. To further develop the capacity to apply rules of law.
Content The topics to be covered are formation of employment relationships, those features which distinguish a contract of employment from other contracts, the content of employment relationships, breach of a contract of employment and termination.
Replacing Course(s) NA
Transition NA
Industrial Experience 0
Assumed Knowledge LAWS1001A, LAWS1001B, LAWS1002A, LAWS1002B, LAWS2003A, LAWS2003B, LAWS3004A, LAWS3004B, LAWS3005
Modes of Delivery Internal Mode
Teaching Methods Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Tutorial
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments Written Paper
Examination: Formal
Contact Hours Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Compulsory Components
Requisite by Enrolment This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws and associated combined degree programs.
Timetables 2014 Course Timetables for LAWS5009