This unit analyses the contemporary employment and labour law issues relating to the modern workplace in the electronic era.This unit covers the following topics: The impact of the new electronic workplace on the nature of work and the traditional legal categories of worker, including the employee/contractor distinction. Use of social media sites, eg, 'facebook', and various formal and informal internet sites for background checks in recruitment and discipline of employees. The burgeoning of consultants, 'homework' and flexible employment arrangements and their significance. Rights and responsibilities of employer and employee in a workplace transformed by new technology and electronic... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Marilyn Pittard
