MLL342 - Workplace Law
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Mark Bowler-Smith |
Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
Prerequisite: | MLL119 and MLL219 Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLL119 and MLL219 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MLC309 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 2 hour class + 1 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - online: | 2 hour class (recordings provided) + 1 hour online seminar per week |
Content
The unit aims to equip students to navigate the broad range of laws relating to work relationships in Australian law. The unit considers common law and legislation on both state and federal levels. The syllabus includes reasons for and means of regulating the work relationship; distinguishing the employment relationship at common law; the formation and contents of the contract of employment, including employer and employee duties; occupational health and safety and workers' compensation; rights and obligations on termination of employment; employment discrimination; the constitutional bases for federal employment legislation; the federal industrial relations system; the regulation of unions; and rights and obligations regarding industrial action.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | To be able to confidently read and understand a piece of legislation and be able to apply the correct provisions to an unfamiliar fact problem and provide a reasoned argument. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | To understand the content of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and be able to apply the correct provisions to an unfamiliar fact scenario. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | To be able to competently write a case note. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | To critically evaluate the fundamental principles which underpin the laws relating to the workplace. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Written assignment | 3000 words | 40% | Week 6 |
End-of-unit assessment task | 2000 words | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL342 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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