This course aims to identify and analyse key issues in the regulation of labour in the PRC, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. It will also develop comparative perspectives on common issues including rights and duties under the contract of employment, employment termination, occupational safety and health/employees’ compensation, collective bargaining, institutional arrangements for labour regulation and labour migration. The course aims to produce students with an enhanced understanding of labour law issues both locally and in the region and an ability to resolve common employment disputes through techniques of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The course aims to expose students to a wide range of issues which are taught by a team of colleagues drawn from the law school, the practicing profession and other departments of the University.

Continuous Assessment: 50%

Examination: 50%

Examination Duration: 3 hours