HD! WORK1003 complete course notes - lectures + readings

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Notes organised by week with lecture notes, online modules, assigned readings and ER in the news articles. I have made these detailed notes using all assessable content for the course - online modules, lecture slides, lecturer comments and examples, required readings of journal articles and news articles, and the textbook. ALL the important information for WORK1003 to help you get a great mark for tutorial participation, the mid-semester exam and the final exam. Topics in my notes are according to the week they were taught 1. Introduction to employment relations 2. Employment relations and the changing context 3. Employment relations theories and workplace conflict 4. Writing critical essays 5. The State 6. Employers and employee associations 7. Employees and unions 8. Reading week (no lectures) 9. The regulatory framework 10. Recruitment and selection 11. Pay and reward 12. Performance management 13. Conclusion Notes for the required readings are also included in these notes: Week 1 Findlay & Thompson (2017) - Contemporary work: Its meanings and demands Week 2 Textbook chapter 1 - What is employment relations? Arnold (2017) - The new black: The overworked, underpaid, cash-in-hand worker is becoming increasingly common Week 3 Textbook chapter 2 - The study of employment relations: analytical tools (pg. 33-39 only) Textbook chapter 3 - The study of employment relations: values Bray (2018) - Workplace cooperation and the potential for mutual gains Week 4 Textbook chapter 12 - Industrial conflict Pauk (1969) - The research paper: time and technique Week 5 Textbook chapter 4 - The state Wright & Lansbury (2016) - Employment relations in Australia Week 6 Textbook chapter 5 - Management and employer representatives Barry & You (2018) - Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2017 Week 7 Textbook chapter 6 - Employee representation: unions Gahan et al. (2018) - Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2017 Week 8 - no readings Week 9 Textbook chapter 8 - State regulation: Minimum awards and standards Textbook chapter 9 - State regulation: EEO, unfair dismissal and safety at work (pg. 320-334 only) Week 10 Nankervis et al. (2014) - Chapter 6: Talent attraction and selection Warhurst et al. (2009) - Lookism: The new frontier of employment discrimination Week 11 Long & Shields (2005) - Performance pay in Canadian and Australian firms: A comparative study (pg. 1783-90, 1804-07 only) Prowse & Fells (2017) - The living wage: Policy and practice Week 12 Nankervis et al. (2014) - Chapter 8: Management and performance Rosenblat (2018) - Chapter 5: Behind the curtain: How Uber manages drivers with algorithms Week 13 Godard (2014) - The psychologisation of employment relations Goods et al. (2019) - Is your gig any good? + ER in the news articles (useful for final exam and tutorial discussions)