Bachelor of Laws: Employment Law
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Employment Law
The area of law concerned with the relationship between the employer and the individual employee. It differs from industrial law. Employment law regulates the formation, performance, and termination of a contract of employment as the basis of the employment relationship.
(Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary, 2015)
Lawyers Practice Manual - Victoria
Provides practical guidance on how to complete legal tasks. Includes practical hints, precedents, letters and standard forms.
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Employment lawMinimum employment entitlements; Employment relationship; Claiming underpayment or non-payment of entitlements; Workplace bullying; Dismissal generally; Unfair dismissal; General protections; Employment-related discrimination claims
Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia
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Individual EmploymentIntroduction; Identifying Employment Relationship; Formation of Employment Contract; Statutory Impact on Formation of Employment Contract; Sources of Employment Obligations; Rights and Duties of Parties; Variation of Employment Contracts; Termination of Employment Contracts; Remedies for Breach of Contract; Statutory Remedies on Termination of Employment
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DiscriminationIntroduction; Discrimination: grounds and definition; Prohibition of discrimination in work context; Exceptions; Sexual harassment
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Australian Industrial Relations SystemIntroduction; Constitutional powers; Federal institutional framework; Federal industrial relations system in operation; Relationship between federal and State systems; State industrial systems
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Awards and Workplace AgreementsIntroduction; Making of federal award prior to 27 March 2006; Awards in action under Work Choices; Award rationalisation and simplification; Pre-reform instruments and transitional phase under Work Choices; Workplace agreements made under Work Choices; Transmission of business
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Workers' CompensationIntroduction; Entitlement; Available benefits; Common law remedies; Insurance; Dispute resolution; Administration
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Regulation of Industrial OrganisationsIntroduction; Background; Structure of Organisations; Organisations in the Workplace
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Regulation of Industrial ConflictIntroduction; Common law; Statute; Limitations and immunities
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Occupational Health and SafetyIntroduction; Common law liability for injury at work; Statutory regulation of occupational health and safety
Halsbury's Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia
Employment Law Resources on CCH Intelliconnect
CCH is a legal publisher that produces a collection of employment law resources including:
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Australian Employment TrackerAn alert service for the latest employment law news.
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Australian Recruitment and Termination GuideProvides detailed commentary and analysis on all aspects of recruitment and termination of employment in Australia.
Additional Employment Law Resources
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College of Law Practice Papers (Employment and Industrial Relations) - Lexis AdvancePractice Paper EI101 Overview of Employment Law
Practice Paper El102 Overview of Industrial Relations
Journals in Print and Online
AGIS (Attorney Generals Information Service) - is the leading legal journals database in Australia. Use AGIS to search hundreds of journals for articles about Employment Law.
If you wish to browse, then the journals below may be useful places to start.
Related Subjects in VU Catalogue
Employment Law Web Sites
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International Labour Organization (ILO)The ILO is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards.
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National Institute of Labour Studies / Flinders UniversityThe National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS) specialises in research and consulting in the fields of work and labour markets.
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Fair Work CommissionThe Fair Work Commission is Australia's national workplace relations tribunal. It is an independent body with power to carry out a range of functions under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
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Worksafe VictoriaWorkSafe Victoria is the state’s health and safety regulator and manager of Victoria’s workers compensation scheme.
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Australian Employment and Labour Law Library - AustLIIIs a 'virtual dynamic library' containing nearly 400,000 subject specific primary and secondary legal documents