21775 Comparative International Employment Relations

6cp
Postgraduate

This subject provides a knowledge of the nature and management of employment relations from an international perspective. It introduces, at a conceptual level, the major elements of human resource management and the industrial relationship, including key forces, parties and processes. It examines the impact of culture, history and other variables upon the development of employment relations practices and processes, and analyses several national systems of employment relations. The subject also considers the nature and impact of international labour standards and the role of bodies such as the International Labour Organisation, the European Union and ASEAN. It examines the particular employment relations issues and difficulties associated with multinationals, expatriate labour and cross-cultural management.

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http://www.gsb.uts.edu.au/courses/subject/syllabus/21775.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,220.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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