BUS228: Workplace Law

This unit examines the legal relationship between an employer and employee. It begins with a study of the individual contract of employment focusing on the rights and duties of employers and employees, and then proceeds to take an overview of Australian workplace law. A particular interest is taken in the legislated standards, regulation of collective bargaining, industrial action, dismissal and discrimination. This unit is part of the Human Resource Management and Management majors and minors.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	C165/BUS165 Principles of Commercial Law.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed L363/LAW363 Employment Relations Law may not enrol in this unit for credit.
School	School of Business
Unit Coordinator	Ms Natalie van der Waarden Position: Lecturer in Commercial Law E-mail: n.vanderwaarden@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 3.021 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6018
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Ms Natalie van der Waarden Lecturer in Commercial Law (n.vanderwaarden@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6018 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 3.021 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)