MLJ714 - Workplace Law and Policy

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Rebecca Tisdale
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in M729
Prerequisite:

Students must have passed MLJ701 and MLP702

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 2 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

Content

This unit aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to apply, critically evaluate and effectively communicate workplace law, and develop a deep appreciation of major policy issues and developments in the law.

Topics include: defining the employment relationship, rights and responsibilities under an employment contract, employment regulation under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) - An Overview, statutory employment standards, freedom of association, industrial victimisation and industrial action, discrimination and sexual harassment, workplace health and safety, and termination and enforcing workplace rights.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Engage with the historical, political, theoretical and legal literature about the regulation of the employment relationship in Australia.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Identify the relevant provisions from workplace legislation and apply them to a novel factual setting. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3

Conduct independent research about a current issue in labour law and complete a high-level research paper.

GLO2: Communication
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Critically analyse contemporary issues affecting the industrial relations landscape in Australia and the areas in which reform is needed.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) 4000 words 50% Week 7
End-of-unit assessment task: Written 2000 words 50% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library at the link here: MLJ714 
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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