LAWS6818 - Executive Employment

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Objectives

• Consider the role of the executive in the large public corporation including contemporary debates on executive remuneration, executives’ responsibilities in corporate governance, and directors’ duties under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
• Examine issues arising on the termination of executive service contracts.
• Explore issues arising on the termination of executive contracts, including rights and remedies on termination, Trade Practice Act claims, and the restrictive covenants and confidentiality clauses.

Content

Executive employment contracts: formation, terms and termination; restrictive covenants on postemployment competition; the Corporations Act and executives: risks and responsibilities; the Trade Practices Act and executive recruitment; overseas secondments: conflicts of laws problems; executive remuneration.

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
8 April (Introduction) 1-2 & 15-16 May 2009

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

Assessment

• Class participation (20%)
• 1 x 6000 word research essay (80%) or
• 2 x 3000 word problem assignments (40% each)

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