Unit

School Of Law

Workplace LawWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200551.1

Discipline: LAW NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

Student Contribution Band: 3

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Equivalent Units
61531 - Industrial Relations Law

Prerequisite
200184 Introduction to Business Law

About this Unit
This unit explores the legal aspects of the employer/employee relationship. It provides an overview of the evolution of employment law, explores the Constitutional situation with particular reference to the 2006 High Court Work Choices decision, the players (FPC, AIRC, Unions, OWS, OEA), the nature of the relationship, the employment contract including implied terms, the distinction between employees and independent contractors and its significance, conditions of employment, collective bargaining making and AWAs, protected industrial action, dispute settlement, termination (common law and statute law), enforcement (POWS, Unions, remedies) and introduction to anti-discrimination laws.


Courses
2739.2Bachelor of Business and CommerceCONTINUING


Specialisations

M2013.1Law and Human RightsCONTINUING
SM2025.1Law and Human RightsCONTINUING




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