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LEGAL420-23A (HAM)

Employment Law

15 Points

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Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences

Te Piringa - Faculty of Law

Staff

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Convenor(s)

Joel Manyam

Joel Manyam

Phone ext: 4918

Room: N.5.24

Office Hours: See Moodle

Email: joel.manyam@waikato.ac.nz

Librarian(s)

Carolyne Taylor: carolyne.taylor@waikato.ac.nz

Em Pooley: em.pooley@waikato.ac.nz

You can contact staff by:

Calling +64 7 838 4466 select option 1, then enter the extension.
Extensions starting with 4, 5, 9 or 3 can also be direct dialled:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension.
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension.
- For extensions starting with 9: dial +64 7 837 extension.
- For extensions starting with 3: dial +64 7 2620 + the last 3 digits of the extension e.g. 3123 = +64 7 262 0123.

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What this paper is about

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This course is a practical survey of employment law in New Zealand. It examines the formation, operation, and termination of the employment relationship as well as personal grievances, remedies and the employment institutions.

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How this paper will be taught

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There will be one 2 hour lecture each week. Students may attend lectures in person as well as online (synchronous) or view the recordings of the lectures asynchronously.

The lecturer's office hours will be from 3.00-5.00PM on Friday afternoons, in venue N. 5.24.

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Required Readings

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The compulsory text is Gordon Anderson, and Dawn Duncan Employment Law in Aotearoa New Zealand (3rd ed, LexisNexis NZ Limited, Wellington, 2022).

All law students are also required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of Alice Coppard, Geoff McLay, Chris Murray, and Jonathan Orpin New Zealand Law Style Guide (3rd ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington 2018).

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You will need to have

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You will also need to acquire 2(TWO) course materials booklets which can be obtained from Waikato Print. A link to the electronic version of the readings has been added to the Moodle page for this course.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

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Assessments

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How you will be assessed

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.

Component Description	Due Date	Time	Percentage of overall mark	Submission Method
1. First Online Test	24 Mar 2023	12:00 PM	33	Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Legal Opinion	28 Apr 2023	12:00 PM	33	Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Final Online Test	2 Jun 2023	12:00 PM	33	Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Class Participation			1

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Section Contents

LEGAL420-23A (HAM)

Employment Law

15 Points

Staff

Convenor(s)

Joel Manyam

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