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LAWS6122: Workplace Bargaining
2024 unit information
The unit will explore the workplace bargaining model under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) within the context of models of collective bargaining used in overseas jurisdictions and Australia’s international obligations. The unit will look at the history of collective bargaining in Australia before examining the legislative framework of agreement making, including the legal rules applicable to making and approving enterprise agreements. The unit will examine the rules that pertain to the process of negotiating an agreement, including the circumstances when an employer can be required to engage in collective bargaining and the good faith requirements that apply during bargaining. The unit will also consider the rules that regulate industrial conflict including protected industrial action, unprotected industrial action and dispute resolution, before considering the difficulties of engaging in collective negotiations outside of the formal legislative framework. Further information about this unit is available in the Sydney Law School timetable https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable, unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units and academic staff profile https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff.html
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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LAWS6252 and LAWS6071 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the law of workplace bargaining in Australia under the Fair Work Act 2009.
- LO2. Undertake a detailed research project on workplace bargaining, developing research, analytical and writing skills.
- LO3. Develop a critical perspective on the regulation of workplace bargaining and engage with alternative perspectives on workplace bargaining, including the approach taken by the International Labour Organisation to the principles of freedom of association.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Intensive October - November 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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