UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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. 1

    understand the key features of the system of employment regulation in Australia

  2. 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. 3

    describe the key legal rules that govern individual and collective employment relations in Australia

  4. 4

    illustrate the practical implications of employment law by identifying emerging issues in the media, the workplace and case law

  5. 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