Employment Law (7906.4)
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Canberra Law School | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | 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) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Discuss current issues in the Australian workplace;
2. Identify and discuss the sources of employment law in Australia;
3. Understand the framework of rights and obligations applying to employees and employers; and
4. Critically analyse key contemporary issues in employment law.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Prerequisites
4977 Introduction to Business Law OR 9523 Business Law & Ethics OR 11220 Business Law OR 6602 Legal Systems.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
The readings for this unit will be contained in the prescribed text together with materials provided via the Reading List.
You will also need to ensure that you are able to access and read the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) - you are able to do this be accessing comlaw.gov.au or fwc.gov.au.
The prescribed text for this unit is:
Andrew Stewart, Stewart's Guide to Employment Law (The Federation Press, 6th ed, 2018). Excerpts from the 5th edition will be made available until the 6th edition is available (indicative time period of early February 2018)
The key recommended text is:
Carolyn Sappideen et al, Macken's Law of Employment (The Law Book Company, 7th ed, 2011).
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.
Participation requirements
Students are expected to attend all tutorials and participate in discussions (ie: Tutorial participation in relation to the tutorial questions and 'Hot Topics' discussions).
The prescribed readings, preparation for Hot Topics and the weekly tutorial questions should be completed in advance of each tutorial.
Required IT skills
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None.
