HANDBOOK - Wellington Institute of Technology

Conflict resolutionTerminationTopic 1:OverviewLearning Outcome(s):Identify key factors influencing the development of employment relationsAssessment criteria:1.1 Compare and contrast employment relations philosophies from the 20th Century1.2 Discuss environmental factors that impact employment relations, including:legal, economic, technical, political and socio/cultural.Topic 2:Employment RelationshipLearning Outcome(s):Explain the employment relationshipAssessment criteria:2.1 Explain the dynamics of the employment relationship including: conflict, cooperationand control2.2 Identify the parties and their roles in the relationship2.3 Discuss strategies needed to meet the needs of the various parties in therelationshipTopic 3:Legislation and Common LawLearning Outcome(s):Apply knowledge of the main legislative provisions and common law principles indeveloping employment agreements.Assessment criteria:3.1 Differentiate between an employment contract and a contract for service3.2 Identify and describe the types of employment agreement3.3 Draft an offer of employment, detailing the content required - including theminimum provisions3.4 Describe the process for variation of a current agreementTopic 4:NegotiationLearning Outcome(s):Analyse an employment agreement negotiation