Labour Law in Australia

The Constitutional and Historical Background The Role of Governmental Institutions in the Shaping and Administration of Labour Laws and Industrial Relations Policy Sources of Labour Law Australia and the ILO. Part I The Individual Employment Relationship: Definitions and Concepts: Rights and Duties of the Parties in the Course of the Employment Relationship Working Time Remuneration Incapacity to Work Job Security Grievance Procedures Redundancy Protection against Discrimination in Employment Covenants of Non-Competition Inventions by Employees Occupational Health and Safety Privacy. Part II Collective Labour Relations: Trade Union Freedom The Trade Unions and the Employer Associations Institutionalized Relations between Employers and Employees Collective Bargaining Strikes and Lock-Outs and Legal Forms of Industrial Action Settlement of Disputes.