Employment Law (LAWS30029)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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A survey of the law governing employment and human resource management, in a policy context.
This subject includes analysis of:
- Recruitment and contract formation;
- Employment standards such as wages and leave entitlements;
- Bullying at work;
- Collective bargaining; and
- Performance management and dismissal.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed the subject should have:
- Acquired a general knowledge of the law that governs employment and human resource management;
- Obtained an understanding of key aspects of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and the main case law interpreting those parts of the Act;
- Obtained an understanding of anti-discrimination legislation and work health and safety statutes; and
- Acquired specialised knowledge in key areas of employment law of relevance to policy debates in the field.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Students who have completed the below subject are not permitted to take LAWS30029 Employment Law:
- LAWS30029 Work and the Law
Recommended background knowledge
It is strongly recommended that students have completed at least 100 points of undergraduate study before enrolling in this subject. The subject level is an indicator as to the difficulty of the subject and expected workload.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Assessment
Additional details
- Class participation (10%);
- 2,000 word essay on one of several questions set by the subject coordinator, due by the end of week 6 (30%); and
- Two-hour open-book examination, during the examination period (60%).
The due date of the above assessment will be available to students via the Assessment Schedule on the LMS Community.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Julian Sempill Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-admissions@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
Last updated: 9 April 2025