24243 - Law of Markets and Employment Relationships

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to analyse public and private employment agencies rules, dependent employment law and juridical regulation of quasi-salaried work.

Course contents

Labour and labour market in the Italian Constitution.

Administrative organisation and government intervention in labour market; employment and temporary work agencies.

Dependent employment and quasi-salaried work.

Dependent employment law. Labour law in public administrations; contract's invalidity; discriminations prohibitions; the job performance: offices qualifications and categories; worker's duties of diligence, obedience and fidelity; employer's powers; place and working hours; employer's duty of remuneration; worker's protection; cases of labour relation suspension; worker's dismissal and collective redundancies; worker's rights guarantee.

Undertaking's changes and labour law: transfer of undertakings, groups of undertakings, wage guarantee funds.

Readings/Bibliography

The students will prepare the examination on one of the handbooks here recommended (latest ed.):

F. Carinci, R. De Luca Tamajo, P. Tosi, T. Treu, Diritto del lavoro, II, Il rapporto di lavoro subordinato, Utet;

M. Esposito, L. Gaeta, R. Santucci, A. Viscomi, A. Zoppoli, L. Zoppoli, Istituzioni di diritto del lavoro e sindacale, III, Mercato, contratto e rapporti di lavoro, Giappichelli;

M. Roccella, Manuale di diritto del lavoro, a cura di D. Gottardi e F. Guarriello, Giappichelli.

Teaching methods

The lectures will be given by Prof. Andrea Lassandari. All lectures will be given in Italian. Prof. Lassandari will focus both on theoretical issues and case law. Further, he will urge students to actively take part in the lectures.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course there will be an oral examination, not before the month of June. It is also possible to arrange a personalised programme with the teacher, in order to focus the examination on a specific working paper realised by the student.

The outcome of the final exam will mainly depend on:

- being familiar with the main concept within the subject matter of the labour market;

- being familiar with the main situations of power, rights and obligations of the employment relationship;

- being familiar with the main atypical employment relationships;

- good communication skills.

Teaching tools

Students with disabilities shall inform the teachers of their specific needs, so as to be properly addressed.

Erasmus students might agree upon special arrangement to facilitate their work with the teachers.

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Lassandari

See the website of Ester Villa