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    Overview

    The legal relations of employer and employee. Dispute settlement systems. Industrial safety and welfare law. Trade union and labour relations law.

    About this paper

    Paper title Labour Law
    Subject Law
    EFTS 0.1000
    Points 15 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $820.40
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    96 LAWS points
    Pre or Corequisite
    Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
    Restriction
    LAWS 313, LAWS 413
    Limited to
    LLB, LLB(Hons)
    Teaching staff

    Dr Dawn Duncan

    Overview

    The legal relations of employer and employee. Dispute settlement systems. Industrial safety and welfare law. Trade union and labour relations law.

    About this paper

    Paper title Labour Law
    Subject Law
    EFTS 0.1125
    Points 15 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2027 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    96 LAWS points
    Pre or Corequisite
    Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
    Restriction
    LAWS 313, LAWS 413
    Limited to
    LLB, LLB(Hons)
    Contact

    law@otago.ac.nz

    More information link

    View more information on the Faculty of Law's website.

    Teaching staff

    Dr Dawn Duncan

    Textbooks

    Course readings via eReserve.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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    Learning Outcomes

    On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to:

    • Critically analyse current legal and policy issues in labour law;
    • Identify and communicate the relevant rights and obligations of parties in an employment relationship;
    • Apply the law to common employment relationship problems and propose options for resolution.
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