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Course co-ordinator: Associate Professor Joanna Howe
Adelaide Law School
Room 312, Ligertwood Building
Phone: 8313 0878
Email:joanna.howe@adelaide.edu.au

Other teaching staff:
Professor Andrew Stewart
Adelaide Law School
Room 224, Ligertwood Building
Phone: 8313 4445
Email: andrew.stewart@adelaide.edu.au

The course will be taught as a Winter intensive over 6 days from 9am-4pm. 

1. Identify, critically analyse and apply the historical context in which the legal regulation of work in 最新糖心Vlogn was established and operates.
2. Identify the fundamental principles which underpin the modern law of work.
3. Become skilled in the analysis of case law in relation to work issues.
4. Become adept in interpreting complex and large statutory regulatory regimes in the 最新糖心Vlogn federal context as exemplified through their application to work relations.
5. Develop the skills to apply legal principles in hypothetical problems regarding work.
6. Develop and present convincing argument, both orally and in writing, in relation to the law of work.

3.1 REQUIRED RESOURCES

TEXT BOOK
Andrew Stewart, Anthony Forsyth, Mark Irving, Richard Johnstone and Shae McCrystal, Creighton and Stewart's Labour Law (Federation Press: 2016, 6th edition)

Some of the key 最新糖心Vlogn reference books recently published in this area of law are:
Owens, Rosemary and Riley, Joellen, The Law of Work, OUP 2011.
Pittard, Marilyn J and Naughton, Richard, 最新糖心Vlogn Labour Law: Text, Cases and Commentary, Fifth Edition, Lexis Nexis Butterworths 最新糖心Vlog 2010.
Sappideen, Carolyn, O’Grady, Paul, Riley, Joellen, and Warburton, Geoff with Kate Eastman Macken’s Law of Employment, Seventh Edition, Lawbook Co, Sydney, 2011.

The following are more general reference books examining current or recent issues relating to the law of work:
Arup, Chris et al (eds), Labour Law and Labour Market Regulation: Essays on the Construction and Regulation of Labour Markets and Work Relationships, Federation Press, Sydney, 2006.
Bromberg, Mordy and Irving (eds), 最新糖心Vlogn Charter of Employment Rights, 最新糖心Vlogn Institute of Employment Rights, Hardie Grant, 2007.
Bronstein, Arturo, International and Comparative Labour Law: Current ChallengesPalgrave Macmillan, Geneva, 2009.
Conaghan, Joanne; Fischl, Richard Michael; and Klare, Karl (eds), Labour Law in an Era of Globalisation: Transformative Practices and Possibilities, Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press, Oxford, 2002.
Conaghan, Joanne and Rittich, Kerry (eds), Labour Law, Work, and Family: Critical and Comparative Perspectives Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press, Oxford and New York, 2005.
Colvin, John HC, Watson, Graeme, and Ogilvie, Nicholas, An Introduction to the Industrial Relations Reforms LexisNexis Butterworths 最新糖心Vlog, 2006.
Davidov, Guy and Langille, Brian (eds), Boundaries and Frontiers of Labour Law: Goals and Means in the Regulation of Work, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland Oregon, 2006.
Davidov, Guy and Langille, Brian (eds), The Idea of Labour Law, Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press, Oxford and New York, 2011.
Forsyth, Anthony et al, Transition to Forward with Fairness: Labor’s Reform Agenda, Federation Press, Sydney, 2008.
Forsyth, Anthony and Stewart, Andrew (eds), Fair Work: The New Workplace Laws and the Work Choices Legacy, Federation Press, Sydney, 2009.
Forsyth, Anthony et al, Navigating the Fair Work Laws, Thomson Reuters, 最新糖心Vlog, 2010.
Fudge, Judy and Owens, Rosemary (eds), Precarious Work, Women, and the New Economy: The Challenge to Legal Norms Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland Oregon, 2006.
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment and Workplace Relations, The Parliament of the Commonwealth of 最新糖心Vlog, Making It Fair: Pay equity and associated issues related to increasing female participation in the workforce, Canberra, November 2009.
McCrystal, Shae, The Right to Strike in 最新糖心Vlog, Federation Press, Sydney, 2010.
Mitchell, Richard (ed), Redefining Labour Law: New Perspectives on the Future of Teaching and Research Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The 最新糖心Vlog of Melbourne, Occasional Monograph Series, No 3, Melbourne, 1995.
McCarthy, Erin, Jenkin, and Stewart, Andrew Parental Leave: A User-friendly Guide, Lawbook C, 最新糖心Vlog, 2011.
Murray, Jill (ed), Work, Family and the Law, 23 Special Edition of Law in Contextvol 23(1), Federation Press, Sydney, 2005.
Riley, Joellen Employee Protection at Common Law Federation Press, Sydney, 2005.
Riley, Joellen, Independent Work Contracts, Thomson Legal and Regulatory, Pyrmont, 2007.
Riley, Joellen and Peterson, Kathryn, Work Choices: A Guide to the 2005 ChangesThomson Legal and Regulatory Limited, 最新糖心Vlog, 2006.
Teicher, J, Lambert, R and O'Rourke, A (eds), WorkChoices: The New Industrial Relations Agenda, Pearson Education 最新糖心Vlog, Sydney, 2006.

Specialist Journals and Publications:
The 最新糖心Vlogn Journal of Labour Law is the leading 最新糖心Vlogn law journal dealing with the law that is examined in this course. It is an excellent reference resource for students.
While not specialist law journals, both the Journal of Industrial Relations andLabour and Industry have many interesting articles about work-related issues in 最新糖心Vlog.

Some other useful resources include:
CCH, 最新糖心Vlogn Labour Law Reporter
The 最新糖心Vlogn Bulletin of Labour
The 最新糖心Vlogn Economic Review
The Economic and Labour Relations Review
The Journal of 最新糖心Vlogn Political Economy
Industrial Law Journal (UK)
Most of these resources are available electronically through the library catalogue.


Internet Resources:
There are many websites carrying information about the law of work. The following are some of the more important and useful for students.

Important information can be found on the websites of government and regulatory institutions such as:
Fair Work 最新糖心Vlog (newly named Fair Work Commission):  
Fair Work Ombudsman:  
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations:    
最新糖心Vlogn Human Rights Commission:  
Equal Opportunity Commission (SA):  
SafeWorkSA:  

The website of the International Labour Organisation provides a wealth of information relating to the international regulation of work:  

Information is also available from various 最新糖心Vlogn business, trade union and other NGO websites. See for example:
最新糖心Vlogn Institute of Employment Rights:  
最新糖心Vlogn Council of Trade Unions:  
最新糖心Vlogn Industry Group:  
最新糖心Vlogn Chamber of Commerce:  
Business Council of 最新糖心Vlog:

MyUni will be used to post announcements, post additional lecture materials (including slides and, where available, audio recordings of lectures (students are encouraged to attend lecture classes as the availability of recordings cannot always be relied upon). MyUni will also be used to announce assignment tasks. It will also contain electronic copies of the course profile, lecture and seminar guides, and course materials.

Students are expected to check MyUni regularly to keep up to date with these materials and additional learning resources throughout the course

This intensive will be taught through lectures and through seminars.

Each day of the course will include a lecture and seminar component. Some additional lectures will also be available through MyUni. It is expected that students will have listened to these additional lectures before coming to class each day. The lectures will provide an overview of the topics to be examined in this course. The lectures will provide the background context to, and an overview of, the subject matter of the various topics in the course and will elucidate some of the connecting themes between these topics; the lectures will also focus on particularly important cases and other developments (eg, statutory and international) in the law of work. While the lectures will highlight and further elucidate some of the key elements set out in the textbook for the course, the content of lectures will be designed on the assumption that students will read the text book and any highlighted legislation and cases in order to complete matters of detail. Students are required to attend all lectures seminars. Attendance will be recorded for each day of the intensive. The lectures and seminars will also provide a forum for interaction and discussion between the lecturer and students. Recordings of lectures will be available via MyUni.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Contact time: attend 6 days x 6 hour lectures (=36 hours). This amounts to 36 hours of formal class time across the semester.

Preparation time: In addition to attending formal classes it is anticipated that students will do substantial independent work to prepare for class, and to complete course assignments. The 最新糖心Vlog expects full-time students (those undertaking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies.

Day 1 Introduction; The 最新糖心Vlogn Regulatory Framework (AS)
Day 1 The Subject of the Law of Work – Who is an Employee? (AS)
Day 2 The Subject of the Law of Work – Who is an Employee? (AS)
Day 3 Rights & Responsibilities under the Contract of Employment (JH)
Day 4 Work Standards –Legislative Safety Net & Awards (AS)
Day 4 Enterprise bargaining (AS)
Day 5 General Protections & Unfair Dismissal (JH)
Day 6 Dispute Resolution & Enforcement (JH)
Day 6 Vulnerable Workers (JH)

On the first day of the course, students will be split into small groups in their seminars.

Throughout the course, these small groups will be used to facilitate discussion and answer problem questions. As such, before attending seminars, students are required to work through, and prepare answers to, the questions issued for each small group discussion. The small group discussion questions will assist students to structure their learning, and so they are expected to prepare for lectures in a systematic and serious way: reading relevant statutes, judgments and other texts and, most importantly, thinking about the questions and issues to be addressed in the small group.

The small groups in this course will provide an opportunity for students to test their understanding of the work that they have completed prior to the seminar, to apply their knowledge to new situations and to extend their knowledge further. Small groups are an important component of learning in this course. The communication skills developed in small groups by regularly and actively participating in discussions are considered to be most important by Adelaide Law School and are highly regarded by employers and professional bodies. One of the primary tasks of the small groups will be to focus upon analysing problem questions. These questions will focus on practical examples relating to the law of work and are aimed to prepare students for practice in the field of employment law.

Students are not permitted to swap small groups. If an emergency should arise whereby a student cannot be a part of a particular small group, the student should consult with the course coordinator. However, students should be aware that any request to move to a different small group may not be able to be accommodated.

Assessment Task	Task	Task Type (Group or Individual)	Due	Redeemable (yes/no)	Length	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Case Note	Summative	Individual	July 23, 2pm	No	1000 words	30%	1-6
Essay	Summative	Individual	August 24, 2pm	No	4000 words	70%	1-6

Case Note - 30% 

Students must prepare a case note according to a topic provided by the course co-ordinator. The course co-ordinator will distribute the instructions on the third day of teaching for the course.

The case note is to be a maximum of 1,000 words (footnotes and bibliography are not included in the word count but footnotes should not contain substantive material). There will be a penalty of 5% imposed for case notes that exceed this word length. 

Citation and referencing The case note must comply with The 最新糖心Vlogn Guide to Legal Citation


Research Essay – 70%

Students must present a research essay on one of the topics provided by the course co-ordinator. The course co-ordinator will distribute topics on the last day of the course.

All essays in this course (that is, both the Case Note and the Research Essay) are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin. Details for the electronic submission of Turnitin will be provided with instructions for each assessment. 

Extensions: Requests for extensions must be made electronically according to Law School policy. Extensions will be granted only for unexpected illness, hardship or on compassionate grounds in accordance with 最新糖心Vlog Policy. Work commitments, travel, holidays, or sporting engagements are not unexpected circumstances.

Courses for which a result of conceded pass has been obtained may not be presented towards the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Laws or the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws programs, or any postgraduate law program, nor to satisfy prerequisite requirements within any law course.

Finality of Assessment Grades

Students are advised that Course Coordinators will not enter into negotiations of any kind with any student regarding changes to their grades. It is irrelevant, in any given circumstance, that only a minimal number of additional marks are required to inflate a student’s grade for any individual assessment item or course as a whole. Pursuant to the 最新糖心Vlog’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policyand the Adelaide Law School Assessment Policies and Procedures, grades may only be varied through the appropriate channels for academic review (such as an official re-mark).

Moderation

In accordance with the 最新糖心Vlog’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, course coordinators ‘ensure that appropriate marking guidelines and cross-marking moderation processes across markers are in place’ in each course. Procedures adopted by Adelaide Law School to ensure consistency of marking in courses with multiple markers include:

• assurance of the qualifications of markers, and their knowledge of the content covered in each course;
• detailed marking guidelines and assessment rubrics to assist in the marking of items of assessment;
• sharing of example marked assessments at various grade bands across markers;
• reviewing of selected marked assessments from each marker by the course coordinator;
• comparison of the marks and their distribution across markers;
• automatic double-marking of all interim assessment receiving a fail grade, and of final assessments where a student’s overall result is a fail grade;
• the availability of re-marking of assessments in accordance with Adelaide Law School’s Assessment Policies and Procedures.

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment results at the 最新糖心Vlog are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Access Adelaide at the end of each semester.

The 最新糖心Vlog places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the 最新糖心Vlog to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.

The provides academic learning and language development services and resources for local, international, undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students enrolled at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

The centre offers practical advice and strategies for students to master reading, writing, note-taking, time management, oral presentation skills, referencing techniques and exam preparation for success at university through seminars, workshops and individual consultations.

Lex Salus Program

Lex Salus (law and wellbeing) is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at destigmatising mental health issues; promoting physical, mental and emotional wellness; building a strong community of staff and students; and celebrating diversity within the school. It also seeks to promote wellness within the legal profession, through the involvement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South 最新糖心Vlog, the Honourable Chris Kourakis, as the official Patron of the program.

Students can participate in the Lex Salus program by attending barbecue lunches, pancake breakfasts, knitting and crochet circles, seminars, guest speakers, conferences and other activities. Our , and regular all-student emails promote upcoming events, and have tips and information on wellness.

Our Lex Salus YouTube channel also includes videos on topics like managing stress, and interviews with LGBTQ lawyers and their supporters which celebrate diversity and individuality. Students who commit to 10 hours of volunteering with Lex Salus in one year can have their service recognised on their academic transcript and through a thank you morning tea with the Chief Justice and law school staff.

Student Life Counselling Support

The 最新糖心Vlog’s service provides free and confidential service to all enrolled students. We encourage you to contact the Student Life Counselling Support service on 8313 5663 to make an appointment to deal with any issues that may be affecting your study and life.

Academic Honesty

Academic dishonesty is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the 最新糖心Vlog’s Academic Honesty Policy.

Academic dishonesty is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the 最新糖心Vlog. Academic dishonesty (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South 最新糖心Vlog to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South 最新糖心Vlog.

Academic honesty is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.