Employment law in international perspective

Many businesses have operations and/or commercial relationships that extend across national borders. Whether engaging labour directly (via a global workforce) or indirectly (via subcontracting and supply chain arrangements), business managers are increasingly confronted with the complex and dynamic international regulatory landscape governing the world of work. Failure to navigate this landscape successfully, and to identify, mitigate and manage labour-related risks in business operations and supply chains, may leave a business open to significant legal, commercial and reputational risk.

In this unit, you will engage with employment regulation in Australia and selected overseas jurisdictions, as well as with international public and private regulatory frameworks. The unit considers a number of employment-related issues of particular relevance to those working in the contemporary business environment. Topics include: actors and institutions regulating work nationally and transnationally; types of employment; wages; equality law; collective bargaining; individual and collective dispute resolution; and vulnerable workers in the global economy.