LAWS6816 - Labour Law in the Global Economy

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Objectives

• Explore how globalisation and rapid developments in information technology have created particular challenges for labour law.
• Focus on broad themes in labour law from an international perspective.

Content

Modes of worker engagement, and ‘precarious’ work; outsourcing, off-shoring, and business networking and their impact on labour law; the challenges for effective worker representation at a time of declining union membership; and the challenges of new technology on working patterns and conditions of work. The unit of study will take advantage of the major international labour law conference being held in Sydney in 2009, with participation of visiting Professors from the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada and the United States.

Session

Semester 2 Intensive
28-29 August & 5-6 September 2009

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• Class Participation (20%)
• 1 x 6,000 Word Research Essay (80%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Business Law | Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law| Master of Labour Law and Relations