CODICE 84275 ANNO ACCADEMICO 2016/2017 CFU 6 cfu anno 5 GIURISPRUDENZA 7996 (LMG/01) - 6 cfu anno 3 GIURISPRUDENZA 7995 (LMG/01) - 6 cfu anno 4 GIURISPRUDENZA 7995 (LMG/01) - 6 cfu anno 5 GIURISPRUDENZA 7995 (LMG/01) - 6 cfu anno MANAGEMENT 8707 (LM-77) - SETTORE SCIENTIFICO DISCIPLINARE IUS/07 LINGUA Inglese SEDE PERIODO 2° Semestre MATERIALE DIDATTICO AULAWEB OBIETTIVI E CONTENUTI OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI The aim of the course is to provide participants with a knowledge of various aspects of EU labour law and with the ability to present and discuss some of the most important judgments in this field. Particular attention will be paid to directives and measures adopted by the European Union and to important judgments delivered by the European Court of Justice. Among the most relevant topics, we may mention: the free movement of workers; equality directives and prohibition of discrimination in employment and occupation; the contract of employment (Working Time Directive, Part-Time Work, Fixed-Term Agreements); employment protection (collective redundancies, transfers of undertakings, insolvency); workers participation in the decision-making process (information and consultation rights; European Work Councils; Societas Europaea); conflict and balance between economic freedoms and fundamental social rights. MODALITA' DIDATTICHE The course is designed to provide students with an essential and critical knowledge of EU labour law that is nowadays a fundamental part of every European Member State’s national law. The course is particularly focused on (1) EU different sources of labour law and the role played by the ECJ and by social partners; (2) Freedom of movement; (3) Nondiscrimination and equality of treatment; (4) Flexible work (Part-time, fixed-term and agency work); (5) Workers’ participation in firms’ restructuring and in the decision-making process (collective redundancies, transfer of undertaking, European Work Councils, Societas Europaea); (6) Conflict between economic freedoms and social rights. Comparative research will be always taken into account. PROGRAMMA/CONTENUTO 1. Introduction. European Labour Law, EU Labour Law and the Development of the European Social Model; 2. Free Movement of Workers; 3. Equality Law – Development and Principles; Equal Pay; Equal Treatment; 4. EU Labour Law and the socalled Atypical Work (Fixed-term work and agency work); 5. The Non-Regression Clause and the Principle of Favor in EU Law; 6. Employment Rights in Firms’ Restructuring (Transfer of Undertakings and Collective Redundancies); 7. Workers Participation in the Decision-Making Process (European Work Councils and Societas Europaea –SE); 8. Regulatory Competition and Conflict between Economic Freedoms and Collective Social Rights. TESTI/BIBLIOGRAFIA Readings for attending students (80% of presence during the course) A.C.L. Davies, EU Labour Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012 (Except Part I, § 1), pp. 238. B. Bercusson, European Labour Law, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2009, chapter 21, pp. 663-714. Readings for non-attending students A.C.L. Davies, EU Labour Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012, p. 1-269. B. Bercusson, European Labour Law, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2009, chapter 17, pp. 521-562; chapter 21, pp. 663-714. DOCENTI E COMMISSIONI ORSOLA RAZZOLINI Ricevimento: venerdì ore 11.00 - via Balbi 22 Commissione d'esame ORSOLA RAZZOLINI (Presidente) ALBERTO ASTENGO MARIA VITTORIA BALLESTRERO STEFANO COSTANTINI DANIELA DEL DUCA GISELLA DESIMONE MARCO NOVELLA FRANCESCA SAVINO LEZIONI INIZIO LEZIONI I SEMESTRE dal 19 settembre al 9 dicembre 2016 (12 settimane) II SEMESTRE dal 1° marzo al 19 maggio 2017 (12 settimane) Orari delle lezioni EU LABOUR LAW ESAMI MODALITA' D'ESAME For attending students (those who have attended at least 28 hours of lectures), this subject is examined by a takehome paper on one topic to be chosen among three. However, this will be possible only in the first session of exams which follows the end of the course (the summer session). For non-attending students (those who have attended less than 28 hours of lectures) the exam is an oral exam that will consist of at least three questions Calendario appelli Data appello Orario Luogo Tipologia Note 31/05/2017 12:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 15/06/2017 12:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 28/06/2017 12:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 12/07/2017 12:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 12/09/2017 12:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale ALTRE INFORMAZIONI Class Participation Depending on the number of participants, there will be the possibility for each participant (or group of participants), during the course, to give a short class presentation of one or more judgments of the ECJ.