This new Labour and Employment Law unit coincides with the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law XIX World Congress, to be held in Sydney in early September 2009.

Taught by Professor Joellen Riley, the unit explores how globalisation and rapid developments in information technology have created particular challenges for labour law.

International Guest Speakers include:

Professor Mark Freedland, Oxford University

Professor Judy Fudge, University of Victoria, Canada

Professor Silvana Sciarra, Professor of European Labour and Social Law Chair Jean Monnet, University of Florence

Professor Takashi Araki, Tokyo University

Professor Bernard Adell, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, Macdonald Hall, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario, Canada

The unit is available to study through the following Sydney Law School degree programmes:

• Master of Laws (LLM) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GradDipLaw)
• Master of Labour Law & Relations (MLLR)
• Master of Business Law (MBL)
• Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities & Finance Law (GradDipCorpLaw)

Candidates can also enrol in the subject on a Legal Professional Development (LPD), Single Unit Enrolment or Cross-Institutional basis.

For further enquiries or to apply or enrol, please contact the Postgraduate Team.