Workplace Law in Context PG (11425.1)

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

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11195 Workplace Law in Context

Equivalent units

6250 Law of Employment G, 9695 Employment Law PG

Assumed knowledge

None.