LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides students with knowledge about Italian employment law (the legal regulation of the employment relation and of the employment market, the analysis of the legal forms of workers’ participation at plant level and of collective bargaining).

Students shall be able to understand the employment dynamics and the national employment legal regulation also in the light of European Union principles and  labour and social policies. 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

a) Ability to solve problems; 

b) Analyze and synthesize information;

c) Make judgments independently;

d) Communicate effectively; 

e) Learning on a continuous basis.

TEACHING METHODS

The lessons are complemented by case discussions with students.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1- The origins of labour law. 2- Unions, collective bargaining, strike. 3- Employee and self-employment labour relation. 4- Equality and non-discrimination. 5- Freedom and dignity of the worker. 6- The powers of the employer. - 7. The worker's obligations. - 8.  Transformation of the enterprise and labour relations. 9. Dismissals and resignations. 10. The guarantees of workers' rights.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

M. V. Ballestrero - G. De Simone, Diritto del lavoro, seconda edizione, Giappichelli, Torino, 2015:

Parte I - Le fonti del diritto del lavoro (Cap. II);

Parte II - Subordinazione e contratto di lavoro (Cap. II);

Parte IV - I diritti fondamentali dei lavoratori (Cap. I);

Parte V - Poteri, diritti e obblighi delle parti nel rapporto di lavoro (Cap. I, Cap. II, Cap. III, sez. I);

Parte VI - Gestione dei rapporti di lavoro e vicende dell'impresa (Cap. III);

Parte VII - La cessazione del rapporto di lavoro (Cap. I, Cap. II, sez I e II; Cap. III)

Parte VIII - Le garanzie dei diritti dei lavoratori (Cap. I, par. 5, 5.1, 6, 6.1)