General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW3034 |
| Course name: | Labour Law |
| Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
| Semester: | Second |
| Designated research course: | Not applicable |
| Specialization: | Not applicable |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Course offered to non-law students: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
This course introduces the major issues in labour and employment law in Hong Kong. It examines the legal regulation of the workplace through both common law and statute, including the contract of employment, minimum labour standards, employee entitlements, protection against unfair dismissal, workplace safety, anti-discrimination law, and work-related injuries. The course also considers collective rights, including the right to form and join trade unions, to collectively bargain, and to strike. International labour standards are examined, particularly International Labour Organization conventions and key UN human rights instruments, with attention to their interface with domestic law. The course engages with current global debates on labour precarity, the exploitation of migrant and informal workers, and the legal accountability of multinational corporations for forced labour and rights violations in global supply chains. Comparative perspectives from other common law jurisdictions are integrated throughout.
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor | Darcy Davison-Roberts | dldavrob@hku.hk | CCT 707 | by email |
1.4 Course Outline (for elective course)
| Please click the link here for the course outline (HKU Portal login required). |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Explain the broad function and social purposes of labour and employment law, and its limits.
CLO 2 Explain the framework of labour law and employment law domestically and internationally, including the main institutions and instruments.
CLO 3 Identify and explain some of the major tensions and debates within labour and employment law in Hong Kong and generally.
CLO 4 Critically assess the effectiveness of Hong Kong labour and employment law.
CLO 5 Demonstrate a detailed understanding of a particular topic in labour and employment law that was the subject of individual research and class presentation.
2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Class participation | 10% | 1, 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Reflective media diary (RMD) | 10% or 20% (depending upon weighting of research essay) | 1, 3, 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Research essay presentation | 10% | 1, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Labour Tribunal visit & report | 10% | 1, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Research essay | 50% or 60% (depending upon weighting with RMD) | 1, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s). See also Course Outline above.
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Seminar: | 3 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | Glofcheski & Aslam, Employment Law & Practice (Sweet & Maxwell, 2nd edn 2016) |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/