MGF5920 Work and employment relations
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGF5920 Work and employment relations is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGF5920
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MGF5920
No unit lists MGF5920 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B6002, B6009, B6010, B6018, B6020, B6037, B6038, B6040, B6041, B6042, B6044, B6049, B6050, B6051, B6052, B6053, B6063 or E6008, or be granted permission by the Chief Examiner to undertake this unit.
Overview
This unit provides an introduction to the study of work and employment relations in a changing and dynamic environment. The unit aims to provide you with an understanding of the conceptual foundations of employment relations, the key elements of an industrial relations system, and the dynamics of employment relations in the Australian context. Topics covered include: the individual and the employment relationship, the structure and dynamic of labour markets, the management of employment relations in different industry and workplace contexts, the organisation of work, bargaining and conflict, the role of unions, institutions and the relation of employment relations, and the economic and social consequences of different national systems of employment relations.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Written70%
- Exercise30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
examine the conceptual foundations of work and employment relations
- 2
apply these concepts to developments within the Australian system of employment relations in comparative context
- 3
describe the main institutional features and key developments in the Australian industrial and workplace relations system
- 4
identify the implications of these developments for labour management practices, employee voice and participation in the workplace and representative organisations of employers and employees
- 5
understand the potential effects of institutions governing work and employment relations using workplace and industry case studies
- 6
demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachResearch activities
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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Learning resources
Required resources
McPhail, Ruth, Jerrard, Marjorie & Southcombe, Amy (2015) Employment Relations: An Integrated Approach . Melbourne: Cengage Learning.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jiuhua Zhu
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGF5920?
MGF5920 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MGF5920 offered?
In 2025, MGF5920 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is MGF5920?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGF5920 have an exam?
No. MGF5920 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.