Human Resource Management Law
Unit Information and Learning Guide
Unit coordinator:
Natalie van der Waarden
Murdoch Law School
Email: n.vanderwaarden@murdoch.edu.au
Room: ECL2.028
Phone: 0061 08 93606018
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CONTENTS
Introduction 1 Study schedule 3 Resources …show more content…
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Recommended reading
Stewart, Ch. 12 & 13
Think about
1. When is the extent of the duty to obey least certain?
2. When are employees held to have post-employment duties?
3. When can an employer prevent an ex-employee from working for a competitor?
seminar 7
Ending the contract
Learning objectives
Appreciate ways a contract of employment can terminate
Discuss common law and legislative remedies for unfair dismissal and unlawful termination
Essential reading
Text Ch. 7
Recommended reading
Owens & Riley, Ch. 6
Stewart, Ch. 16 & 17
Think about
1. When is summary dismissal lawful?
2. How is an unfair dismissal claim different to an unlawful termination or adverse action claim?
3. When is absence an abandonment of employment?
SEMINAR 8
Legislative framework
Learning objectives
Appreciate constitutional powers relating to employment
Recognise regulatory bodies
Identify core features of Australian workplace