This unit presents an overview of employee relations in the Australian context. It focuses on the way employment relationships are managed within a framework of change. The unit sets out unique nature of the employment relationship, adopting an historical and theoretical framework of analysis. Topics include: defining employment relations; employment relations in the Australian context; employee participation; industrial conflict and negotiation skills; unions and employer associations; the integration of industrial relations and human resource management; and management style, organisational size and employment relations. -- Course Website
Instructor: K Abbott
Prerequisites: Nil