Human Resource Management (HRMT) 322

Overview

HRMT 322 introduces students to Canadian individual employment law, which is concerned with rules that govern the relations between employers and employees, and is primarily applicable to non-unionized workers. Employment law includes rules developed and recognized by the common law, as well as the 'floor of rights,' normally proved by protective or prescriptive legislation. As such, this course includes such subject areas as identifying a contract of employment, creation and modification of the employment relationship, the common law obligations of employee and employer, the employer's statutory obligations to its employees, human rights legislation in the workplace, and the termination of employment.

Outline

Unit 1: Introduction to Employment Law in Canada

Unit 2: Creation and Modification of the Employment Relationship

Unit 3: Common Law Obligations of Employees Under a Contract of Employment

Unit 4: Common Law Obligations of Employers Under a Contract of Employment

Unit 5: An Employer's Statutory Obligations to Its Employees

Unit 6: Human Rights Legislation in the Workplace

Unit 7: Termination of Employment

Unit 8: Conclusions, Challenges, and Trends in Employment Law

Evaluation

To receive credit for HRMT 322: Employment Law, you must complete and submit five assignments, achieve an average of at least 50% on all five assignments combined, participate in a minimum of four online discussions (worth 15% of your final mark) and achieve a grade of at least 50% on the Final Examination.

If your combined assignments grade or your Final Examination grade is below the minimum passing grade, you will not receive credit for this course, even if your overall course grade exceeds a mark of “D” (50 per cent). The weighting of the composite course grade is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Other Materials

Course materials also include a HRMT 322 reader. All other materials are available online from the course website and the Digital Reading Room.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the HRMT 322 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 per cent) on the examination.

Paper Exam

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form