Australian Employment Relations

• Topics

  • What is employment relations?
  • Theoretical frameworks and models for studying employment relations
  • Employers in the Australian labour market
  • The State and employment regulation in Australia
  • Employee voice and representation
  • The changing context of ER
  • When interests collide
  • Review of the current state of ER and likely future development

• Study resources

  • Instructional Methods

    • Audio/Video conferencing
    • Discussion forum/Discussion Board
    • Embedded Multimedia
    • Online assignment submission
    • Podcasting/Lecture capture
    • Web links

  • Online Materials

    • Online Assessment
    • Printable format materials
    • Resources and Links
    • Audio-Video streaming

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• GRF-EMP-GCE-2018

Elective

• GRF-EMP-MAS-2018
• OUA-PSU-GCE-2018
• UNE-PRO-GCE-2018

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject was previously known as IRL100.

Practitioners of industrial relations, employment relations and human resource management need to appreciate the role of institutions and understand the practices and processes used by industrial relations actors. Australian industrial relations covers the roles of the state, trade unions, the tribunal system, employer associations and emerging institutions. This subject provides you with an historical and theoretical context that explains present structures, activities and limitations. It also addresses the contemporary approaches to workplace relations between managers, employees and unions.

• Case Study (20%)
• Report (45%)
• Journal (35%)

Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.

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