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WORK6012: Industrial Relations Policy
2024 unit information
The aim of this unit is to provide an understanding of the policy debates in employment relations with an emphasis on laws, institutions and social processes. It combines theoretical and historical understandings of employment relations in Australia with a detailed examination of the current policies and strategies of the key employment relations players and the role of the state. Topics covered include: the regulatory framework, state and federal governments policies, union policy, employer policy, the practices of Australia's industrial tribunals and responses to current challenges, such as the quest for improved productivity and greater flexibility. Overarching themes include individualisation and decentralisation of employment relations policy in Australia and whether there are more suitable alternatives.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Work and Organisational Studies
| Code | WORK6012 |
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| Academic unit | Work and Organisational Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. describe and evaluate different perspectives on the role of the state in shaping employment relations
- LO2. apply theoretical frameworks to an understanding of policy-making
- LO3. explain in both oral and written work the relationship between industrial relations policy and other aspects of government policy and the influence that employers, unions and lobbyists exercise over policy
- LO4. evaluate the implications of certain policies for business, unions, employees and other stakeholders
- LO5. engage in debates with other students and present clear arguments for and against policy directions
- LO6. demonstrate awareness of industrial and employment relations policies that exist and changes proposed.
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Intensive November 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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