MLL342 - Workplace Law
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed MLP219 (previously coded MLL219) Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLP219 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLC309 |
| 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour on-campus lecture(recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 2 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Content
The unit aims to equip students to navigate the broad range of laws relating to work relationships in Australian law. The unit considers common law and legislation on both state and federal levels. The syllabus includes reasons for and means of regulating the work relationship; distinguishing the employment relationship at common law; the formation and contents of the contract of employment, including employer and employee duties; occupational health and safety and workers' compensation; rights and obligations on termination of employment; employment discrimination; the constitutional bases for federal employment legislation; the federal industrial relations system; the regulation of unions; and rights and obligations regarding industrial action.
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