Workplace Law in Context (11195.2)

In this unit, we will explore the sources of, and important issues in workplace law across Australia. We will look at the common law, contracts, legislation, awards, and agreements. You will gain insights into the factors which influence the nature and dynamics of workplace culture, including psychosocial hazards. By focusing on vulnerable workers we will examine the sorts of behaviours involved in workplace bullying, discrimination, harassment, and modern slavery and why they occur. We will also consider the regulatory frameworks governing industrial action, unfair dismissal, unlawful termination, adverse action, work health and safety, workers compensation, and dispute resolution and apply them to real-world scenarios Additionally, you will learn about important emerging issues, including the impact of generative artificial Intelligence on the law of employment.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify, analyse and apply sources of workplace law in Australia;
2. Explain the framework of rights and obligations applying to employees, employers and other workplace participants;
3. Identify and recommend appropriate solutions to workplace law case scenarios from a socio-legal and holistic perspective; and
4. Critically analyse and discuss key contemporary issues in workplace law.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways

Prerequisites

11251 Foundations of Law and Justice OR 11191 Managing Human Capital OR 11220 Business Law.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11425 Workplace Law in Context PG.

Equivalent units

7906 Employment Law.

Assumed knowledge

None.