LEGAL521-23A (HAM)

Advanced Employment Law

30 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
4918
N.5.24
See Moodle
joel.manyam@waikato.ac.nz

Lecturer(s)

Administrator(s)

Placement/WIL Coordinator(s)

Tutor(s)

Student Representative(s)

Lab Technician(s)

Librarian(s)

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

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

Students enrolled in 400 or 500 level Law papers via the Tauranga Campus may attend Lectures either in person by taking advantage of the Kaimai Express, the free inter campus (Tauranga-Hamilton) university shuttle service, or online via Panopto in the same way that Lectures at other levels can be viewed.

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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.
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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Apply advanced-level critical thinking and communications skills acquired from previous bachelor's degree study in any discipline to devise and design research proposals (including literature review) in the context of employment law
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  • Demonstrate and critically apply advanced knowledge of employment law
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  • Produce an advanced-level research essay (consistent with master's level study) that communicates coherent and principled arguments for law reform
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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. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Research Proposal
17 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Final Research Essay
9 Jun 2023
11:30 PM
90
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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