Research Catalog

Labour law / Breen Creighton, Andrew Stewart.

Title
Labour law / Breen Creighton, Andrew Stewart.
Author
Creighton, W. B. (William Breen)
Publication
Annandale, NSW : Federation Press, 2010.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextRequest in advance KU1220 .C735 2010Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
Stewart, Andrew, 1959-
Description
lxxxiii, 968 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
"The new edition of this leading text covers the complex and significant changes to labour regulation that have occurred over recent years. The book has been substantially restructured and updated, in particular to deal with the Fair Work legislation. It includes detailed analysis of the National Employment Standards, modern awards, the new enterprise bargaining regime, general protections against discriminatory or wrongful treatment at work, the revamped system for handling unfair dismissal claims, and much more besides."--Publisher's website.
Subject
Labor laws and legislation > Australia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [881]-932) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. General concepts -- The scope and purposes of labour law -- The evolution of Australian labour law -- International standards and Australian labour law -- pt. 2. Coverage and institutions -- The constitutional framework -- The scope of the federal system -- Institutions and participants -- pt. 3. Work relationships -- Creating an employment contract -- Special types of work relationship -- pt. 4. Employment conditions -- Sources of employment obligations -- The National employment standards -- Modern awards -- Enterprise agreements -- Remuneration and working time -- Performance and control -- Occupational health and safety -- Enforcement of employment obligations -- Unfair work practices -- pt. 5. Termination of employment -- Termination of employment contracts -- Remedies for wrongful or unfair termination -- pt. 6. Collective bargaining and industrial action -- Trade unions and the right to organise -- Collective bargaining -- Sanctions against indjustrial action -- Protected industrial action -- Industrial regulation in the building and construction industry.
ISBN
9781862877788 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2010530179
OCLC
651624569
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library