Workplace Law in Context PG (11425.1)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Workplace Law in Context PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Online real-time
On-campus
 UC - Canberra, Online
Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Law School Post Graduate Level Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit examines:
- the sources and content of the workplace relationship - common law, statute, awards and agreements;
- the nature and dynamics of Australian culture, particularly in relation to those of minority status - those who are most vulnerable to discrimination and harassment in the workplace; what behaviours constitute discrimination and harassment; why they take place;
- regulatory frameworks in relation to: industrial action, unfair dismissal, unlawful termination and adverse action, discrimination, bullying and harassment, and work, health and safety;
- dispute resolution processes available to workplace participants and their application.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the sources of workplace law in Australia;
2. Understand and explain the framework of rights and obligations applying to employees, employers and other workplace participants;
3. Discuss and critically analyse key contemporary issues in workplace law;
4. Analyse frameworks for dispute resolution and identify appropriate solutions to case examples; and
5. Demonstrate a critical analysis of law related problems from a socio-legal and holistic perspective.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
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

11751 Legal Methods and Skills G and 11752 Legal Systems G
OR 11418 Managing Human Capital G


Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11195 Workplace Law in Context

Equivalent units

6250 Law of Employment G, 9695 Employment Law PG

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 UC - Canberra, Online Study Block 4 07 July 2025 Online real-time Dr Allison Ballard
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Dr Allison Ballard
2026 UC - Canberra, Online Study Block 4 06 July 2026 Online real-time Dr Allison Ballard
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Dr Allison Ballard
Not available

Required texts

The prescribed/compulsory text for this unit is - Andrew Stewart, Stewart's Guide to Employment Law (Federation Press, 7th ed, 2021).  Details concerning how to purchase the paperback or e-text version of the prescribed text will be available on the 11195 Canvas site.  I have also provided a supplement to the 7th edition - it provides recent legal updates (as at July 2023) to content in the 7th edition.  Please make sure you access this supplement on the Canvas.

Another text which you may choose to access is -  Carolyn Sappideen et al, Macken's Law of Employment (Law Book Company, 9th ed, 2022).  It is not a compulsory text, however it will be helpful for research.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Students are encouraged to attend their weekly tutorial in order to consolidate their learning and understanding of the materials, including legal cases and relevant legislation.

Participation requirements

Tutorial questions are set each week to guide study and faciliate class discussion. 

Students are encouraged to attend their weekly tutorial in order to consolidate their learning and understanding of the materials, including legal cases and relevant legislation.

Required IT skills

This unit may involve online meetings in real time using the Blackboard Collaborate tool. Blackboard Collaborate provides a virtual classroom or meeting room where you can communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, please visit the LearnOnline Student Help and click on the link to Blackboard Collaborate.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None