ADM 4826 FRL EMPLOYMENT LAWWeb

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EMPLOYMENT LAW

A.        COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will expose students to the legal framework which governs the individual employer- employee relationship in non-unionized workplaces in Canada.  Students will be introduced to

the common law governing the contract of employment from commencement to termination; and to the statutory regulation of working conditions and employee protection mechanisms under

various Acts, including: employment standards; occupational health and safety; human rights; and privacy legislation.

Normal prerequisite:  ADM 3123 (maybe waived by Instructor upon request) ADM 2815 (recommended but not required)

B. COURSE OBJECTIVES

From the initial recruitment stage to the end of employment, the law potentially affects every aspect of an organization’s human resource policies, practices, and decisions. Managers and human resource professionals will not necessarily be expected to become experts in all areas of employment law; however, they will be expected to master sufficient understanding of the laws which govern the employment relationship in order to model ethical organizational behaviour and minimize legal risks.

The main objective of the course is to provide Non-Law Students with a fundamental and

practical understanding of the common law and regulatory regimes that govern the employment  relationship between employers and non-unionized employees in Canada.  A key theme is that    the law is shaped by developments and forces in broader society, and by the imbalance of power that permeates the employment relationship.  The course is designed to provide a solid

foundation in employment law for students contemplating career paths as HR practitioners,

managers, or entrepreneurs; however, the content will be of interest to anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of the laws which attempt to balance the rights and responsibilities of

employees and employers in any workplace.

By the end of the course students should be able to:

•    Understand how to identify, interpret, and apply employment laws and workplace regulations;

•    Analyse the appropriate employment legislation and common law principles in order to ensure employer compliance and best practices;

•    Apply the principles of contract law that govern the employment relationship from formation to termination

•     Outline the processes and mechanisms involved in employment law dispute resolution

•    Recognize and Recommend employer practices which will reduce the risk of wrongful dismissal claims, statutory complaints, and other legal causes of action.

C.        COURSE MATERIALS Required Textbook:

Doorey, David J. (2020). The Law of Work: Second Edition. Toronto:  Emond Montgomery Publications Limited.

Print copies of this textbook can be acquired through the UNB Bookstore.  Alternatively, print copies or digital copies can be purchased directly through the publisher’s website:

https://www.emond.ca/the-law-of-work-2nd-edition.html

D.        EVALUATION COMPONENTS AND WEIGHTS

i.          Components

The course assessment will be determined as follows:

Assessments	Description	Weight (out of 100%)
Reflection Paper #1	Before completing Module 1, submit a one- to two-page reflection paper as per the instructions outlined in Reflection Assignment #1.	5%
Case Analysis Assignment #1	Case analysis assignment covering applicable laws and materials up to and including Module 2.	10%
Case Analysis Assignment #2	Case analysis assignment covering applicable laws and materials up to and including Module 3.	10%
Case Analysis Assignment #3	Case analysis assignment covering applicable laws and materials up to and including Module 4.	10%
Case Analysis Assignment #4	Case analysis assignment covering applicable laws and materials up to and including Module 5.	10%
Reflection Paper #2	Before completing Module 5, submit a one- to two-page reflection paper as per the instructions outlined in Reflection Assignment #2.	5%
Exam*	Multiple Choice, Short Answer and Applied Essay Questions. Closed book. Content will cover the entire course and will be based on the lists of terms and preparation questions outlined in the Exam Study Guide ** .	50%

*Exam Scheduling: You are responsible for scheduling your exam. Refer to the Course Exam Guide for instructions on how to arrange your exam.

**Exam Study Guide: An Exam Study Guide has been prepared to help you focus your studies

throughout the course. The Exam Study Guide consists of key terms, short answer conceptual questions, and applied case questions. While not a graded component in the course, it is strongly recommended

that you take the time to use this information to create a comprehensive set of study notes that you can maintain as a “Study Portfolio” .  It will be worth the time you invest as all questions on your final exam    (multiple choice, definitions, short answer, applied cases) will be based on the content found in the

Exam Study Guides provided for each Course Module on the course D2L page.

Note:  See “Section G” of this course outline for more specific details about course evaluation components.

ii.         Grade Determination

Assignments and exams will be assigned individual percentage grades.  At the end of the course your overall percentage grade will be converted to your Final Letter Grade in accordance with the following conversion scheme.

LETTER GRADE	Percentage	Grade Points
A+	95-100	4.3	Excellent performance
A	90-94	4.0	Excellent performance
A-	85-89	3.7	Excellent performance
B+	80-84	3.3	Good performance
B	75-79	3.0	Good performance
B-	70-74	2.7	Good performance
C+	65-69	2.3	Satisfactory performance
C	60-64	2.0	Satisfactory performance
D	50-59	1.0	Less-Than-Satisfactory performance
F	0-49	0.0	Failure
WF		0.0	Failure

E. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The University of New Brunswick places a high value on academic integrity and has a policy on plagiarism, cheating and other academic offences. Plagiarism includes: 1) quoting verbatim or

almost verbatim from any source, including all electronic sources, without acknowledgement; 2) adopting someone else’s line of thought, argument, arrangement, or supporting evidence without acknowledgement; 3) submitting someone else’s work, in whatever form, without acknowledgement; and 4) knowingly representing as one’s own work any idea of another.

Examples of other academic offences include: 1) cheating on exams, tests, assignments or reports; 2) impersonating somebody at a test or exam; 3) obtaining an exam, test or other course materials through theft, bribery, collusion, purchase or other improper manner; 4) submitting coursework that is identical or substantially similar to work that has been submitted for another course; and 5) more, as set out in the academic regulations found in the Undergraduate

Penalties for plagiarism and other academic offences range from a minimum ofF (zero) in the assignment, exam or test to a maximum of suspension or expulsion from the University, plus a notation of the academic offence on the student’stranscript.

For more information, please see the Undergraduate Calendar, Section B, Regulation VIII. It is the student's responsibility to know the Regulations