UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

BTF5841 Human resources management law

Faculty of Business and Economics

BTF5841 Human resources management 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 BTF5841. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Overview

The unit aims to develop knowledge and skills relating to the legal principles which underpin contemporary human resource management issues. It includes consideration of such matters as recruitment and selection, contract of employment issues, performance appraisal, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination, termination of employment, remuneration, rewards and employee benefits, employee health and safety and related HRM issues. The unit takes a practical approach to these matters and focuses specifically on practical case studies and decisions of the Courts and Tribunals.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for BTF5841.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    identify a wide range of legal issues affecting the human resources practitioner

  2. 2

    illustrate the practical implications of the law in the area of human resources management by identifying emerging issues in the media, the workplace and the case law

  3. 3

    apply the legal principles from relevant cases to hypothetical scenarios involving human resources management issues

  4. 4

    evaluate the principles underlying employment laws and assess the law's impact on the employment relationship.

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. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Ms Adriana Orifici

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BTF5841?

BTF5841 has no prerequisites.

When is BTF5841 offered?

BTF5841 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is BTF5841?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

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