90491 - Employment Law

Learning outcomes

The course aims to explain the employment relationship regulation, also according to the constitutional principles and the recent and significant legislative reforms. At the end of this course the student will be able to: - understand the main forms of employees protection provided for by the law - be aware of the principal legal issues related to labour law - use instruments learned during the course, applying them to concrete and specific circumstances.

Course contents

The sources of labour law

Collective labour relations

Collective bargaining and collective agreement

Employment contracts and freelance contracts

The legal organisation of the labour market

Employment contract and conduct of the relationship

The Termination of employment relationship

Technology and employment

Readings/Bibliography

For attending students, the examination can be prepared on the teaching material provided on the dedicated website and on the notes taken in class.

Non-attending students are required to prepare for the examination using the textbook that will be announced in due course.

Students will be notified of recommended reading before class begins.

Teaching methods

The Course is organized in 15 lesson. The material used in class (slides, readings, etc.) will be available in advance.

Assessment methods

The exam consists of an oral examination aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired by the student during the course. In particular, the student's achievement of an overall vision of the Italian working system and the ability to present the specific issues in a concise and complete way will be evaluated, expecting from the student a critical analysis of the topics and through an adequate legal language.

IMPORTANT: The course of Labour Law is part of the Integrated Course in Labour And Social Security Law (curriculum Sociology and Social Research).

Each of the two Courses comprised in the Integrated Course has its own program, its own cycle of lessons and its own exam test with an evaluation expressed in thirtieths.

The enrolment to each single exam should be done through Almaesami: https://almaesami.unibo.it/almaesami/welcome.htm The final mark of the Integrated Course is unique, recorded by the teacher of Social security law and is the result of the average of the marks obtained in the two courses (rounded up for fraction of vote equal to 0.5).

The grades for the single courses of the Integrated course last for two academic years.

 

Students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) or Temporary/Permanent Disabilities: Students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) or temporary or permanent disabilities are strongly encouraged to contact the University's dedicated support office well in advance: https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it. The office will propose any appropriate accommodations for the students concerned. Any requested accommodations must be submitted to the course instructor at least 15 days in advance for approval. The instructor will assess their suitability in light of the intended learning outcomes of the course.

Erasmus Students: Oral examinations will be conducted in Italian, and the course syllabus and assessment requirements are the same as those for non-Erasmus students.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is not permitted in any assessment of learning outcomes. Any use of AI will be considered a breach of academic integrity.

 

Teaching tools

Teaching material provided on the dedicated website.

Office hours

See the website of Anna Montanari