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Overview

Examines the legal relationship between employers and employees - the employment relationship. Topics include worker classifications, employment agreements, collective / individual bargaining, and principles for employment dispute resolution.

This paper begins with a socio-historical review of employment relations to outline that different societies – because of their values/perspectives - engender different employment conditions and rights for workers. It then examines the premises and assumptions of New Zealand employment law, and the institutions that enact it in practice. It seeks to develop the skills and ethical frame required by human resource graduates to foster positive workplace employment relationships and, effectively handle workplace conflict and/or performance management issues.

About this paper

Paper title Employment Relations
Subject Management
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,053.30
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
MANT 250 and 18 further 200-level points
Schedule C
Commerce
Notes
Alternatively, LAWS413 may be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Contact
management@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff

Co-ordinator: Dr Lynnaire Sheridan

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this paper will:

  • Gain knowledge and understanding of employment relations, including the institutions and processes used to interpret and enforce employment rights and responsibilities
  • Develop the ability to analyse employment rights cases
  • Develop skills involved in resolving employment rights cases through negotiation, mediation and more formal resolution procedures

Overview

Examines the legal relationship between employers and employees - the employment relationship. Topics include worker classifications, employment agreements, collective / individual bargaining, and principles for employment dispute resolution.

This paper begins with a socio-historical review of employment relations to outline that different societies-because of their values/perspectives-engender different employment conditions and rights for workers. It then examines the premises and assumptions of New Zealand employment law, and the institutions that enact it in practice. It seeks to develop the skills and ethical frame required by human resource graduates to foster positive workplace employment relationships and, effectively handle workplace conflict and/or performance management issues.

About this paper

Paper title Employment Relations
Subject Management
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period Semester 1 (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
MANT 250 and 18 further 200-level points
Restriction
MANT 464
Schedule C
Commerce
Notes
Alternatively, LAWS413 may be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Contact
management@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff

Co-ordinator: Dr Lynnaire Sheridan

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this paper will:

  • Gain knowledge and understanding of employment relations, including the institutions and processes used to interpret and enforce employment rights and responsibilities.
  • Develop the ability to analyse employment rights cases.
  • Develop skills involved in resolving employment rights cases through negotiation, mediation and more formal resolution procedures.
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