BTF5060 Work and the law
Faculty of Business and Economics
BTF5060 Work and the law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for BTF5060. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Overview
Postgraduate students either working in or aspiring to work in business in Australia are faced with a regulatory environment that governs the world of work. This unit introduces students to the different legal regulations that provide for rights and obligations of workers and employers. Topics include the Australian employment law system, the employment relationship, awards, workplace agreements, enterprise bargaining, industrial action, general protections, termination of employment and equal opportunity and discrimination law. In seminars students will gain a practical understanding of the legal rules in these topics by applying the law to practical problems and exploring legislation, cases, awards, collective workplace agreements and individual employment contracts.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for BTF5060.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
understand the key features of the system of employment regulation in Australia
- 2
understand the employment relationship in Australia in the context of the interplay between legal rules found in legislation, common law and statutory instruments
- 3
describe the key legal rules that govern individual and collective employment relations in Australia
- 4
illustrate the practical implications of employment law by identifying emerging issues in the media, the workplace and case law
- 5
apply the legal principles from relevant cases to hypothetical scenarios.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
BTF5060 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Matt Nichol
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Matt Nichol
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BTF5060?
BTF5060 has no prerequisites.
When is BTF5060 offered?
BTF5060 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is BTF5060?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include BTF5060?
BTF5060 is part of Responsible business governance.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Business Law and Taxation
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 3
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020