LAWS8522 Public Sector Employment Law

LAWS8522 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law School
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	Winter Session, 2011 and Winter Session, 2012
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: This course examines the legal regulation of work with particular attention to the public service and government agencies and enterprises. The diverse sources and changing balance of employment rights and obligations are examined - the contract of employment, legislation for the workplace, labour relations systems of arbitration and bargaining, and, in the public sector, the common law of Crown service, special legislation and administrative law. Issues such as the role and effects of collective and individual bargaining, managerial flexibility, and changes in the labour market and the public sector will be explored. Content: Students will acquire: an overview of the field of employment law; an understanding of the evolution of differences and similarities between public and private sector employment law; and insight into contemporary policy issues involved in legal regulation of employment generally and public sector employment specifically.
Workload	26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Law
Requisite Statement	Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers)
Programs	Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Master of Government and Commercial Law, and Master of Government and Commercial Law
Academic Contact	Cameron Roles and Graduate Administrator

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