BTX5220 International issues in employment law
Faculty of Business and Economics
BTX5220 International issues in employment law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before BTX5220
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BTX5220
No unit lists BTX5220 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit analyses current international issues impacting employment law, including the challenges faced by businesses with a global workforce. With a comparative focus on Malaysia, these include the feminisation of labour; migrant labour; expatriate employment contracts; restrictive covenants; implementation of global codes of conduct via corporate social responsibility initiatives; reorganisation of business and redundancy; outsourcing; performance management and alternative dispute resolution options for workplace issues. Examples from various jurisdictions and international organisations will be used to facilitate an appreciation of the tensions between nation state dynamics and international norms. The unit offers an intellectual and practical contribution to knowledge in the area of workplace relations and the law. The assessment of the course will be by way of assignments.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | Evening |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and analyse international norms in employment law
- 2
analyse emerging employment trends and their impact on employment relationships
- 3
analyse employees’ duties in the context of employment contract and management prerogatives
- 4
evaluate human rights concerns in the employment sphere
- 5
evaluate unionism and industrial relations as mechanisms of employee protection.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
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
- Dr JooEe Gan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BTX5220?
BTX5220 has no prerequisites.
When is BTX5220 offered?
In 2020, BTX5220 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is BTX5220?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BTX5220 have an exam?
No. BTX5220 has 1 assessment task and no exam.