MGMT2002 Employment Relations

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Mgt, Marketing & International Business
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Management
Offered in	MGMT2002 will not be offered in 2009
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	The course discusses the historical, political, economic and legal environment that shape industrial relations and their institutional features in Australia. It focuses on current trends in the labour market, and the competition and deregulation policies that impact on it. The course also examines the roles of employer associations, company management, labour unions, industrial tribunals and governments, as well as processes of conciliation and arbitration, enterprise bargaining, grievance and disciplinary procedures, wages policies, and legislative reforms. The course also seeks to equip students with some analytical skills relevant to solving industrial relations issues.
Learning Outcomes	The course seeks to equip students with analytical skills relevant to solving industrial relations issues. Upon completion of the course students would be expected to be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the Australian labour market history of industrial relations in Australia key theories of employment relations as well as a profound understanding of the legislative foundation of employment relations in Australia current organisation of employment relations in Australia roles of governments and government agencies, as well as employers and employees and their representative organisations.
Indicative Assessment	Written assignment (30%), examination (50%), and tutorial participation and presentations (20%).
Areas of Interest	Commerce, Human Sciences, and Management
Requisite Statement	48 units of study
Preliminary Reading	Balnave, N. et al. Employment Relations in Australia (Wiley, 2007).
Other Information	For further information please refer to the course website.

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