LAW5319 Law of employee relations
Faculty of Law
LAW5319 Law of employee relations is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5319
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5319
No unit lists LAW5319 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
This unit focuses on the law of employee relations. Topics covered will focus on issues such as the contract of employment; the rights and obligations of employers and employees; rights in respect of unfair dismissal and redundancy, and remedies for breach; collective (enterprise) agreements under the Commonwealth Fair Work Act 2009; the process of negotiation, the legal status of such agreements, and procedures for enforcement; the role of unions and the Fair Work Commission in these processes and procedures; modern awards and the legislative prescription of minimum entitlements in the National Employment Standards.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 3 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
| Trimester 1 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
| Trimester 3 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Research assignmentWritten50%
- Take home examExamination50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of the law relating to employee relations in Australia, the sources of rights and obligations between employers and employees and the processes of resolving employer-employee disputes with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the theoretical and philosophical bases underpinning the resolution of industrial disputes and the determination of relationships between employer and employees in Australia;
- 3
Conduct research in the law of employee relations based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts relevant to the operation in practice of the systems of industrial dispute resolution and determination in Australia.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Where it fits
LAW5319 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Marilyn Pittard
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5319?
LAW5319 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5319 offered?
LAW5319 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does LAW5319 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.
Which majors and minors include LAW5319?
LAW5319 is part of Labour and employment law; and Public sector governance and regulation.