In the introduction to the course a historical development, sources and competences of EU employment and social security law are explained. Furthermore, the course deals with the following topics: The concept of employee in the EU law; Contracts of Employment: Fixed and part-time work; Working time; Equality and prohibition of discrimination; Termination of Employment; Freedom of association; Industrial actions; Transfer of undertakings; Information and consultation of employees; Maternity rights; Parental leave; Freedom of movement for workers; Social security and pension rights.
Outline of EU Employment and Social Security Law
Literature
MANDATORY LITERATURE
Jaspers, Teun; Penning, Frans; Peters, Saskia (eds).; European Labour Law; Intersentia (2019), pp. 1-430, 477-488
Davies, A. C. L.; EU Labour Law; Edward Elgar Publishing (2012), pp. 131-140
Relevant EU sources of law and CJEU case law
Learning outcomes
Describe the development and identify EU competences, regulatory techniques and their scope in the field of EU employment and social security law
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
1.Identify historical, political, economic, European, international or other
social factors relevant to the creation and application of law
2.Define basic concepts and institutes and basic doctrines and principles
of individual branches of law
10.Determine the relevant EU acquis in a specific legal area -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Remembering
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SKILLS
Ability to learn; information management skills; use of basic terms from a
foreign language (English) in professional communication -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
• Legal basis and historical development of EU employment and
social security law
• EU competences
• Sources of law -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures and discussions
Explain the basic concepts and scope of rights provided in the EU acquis in the various fields of labour and social security law
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
10.Determine the relevant EU acquis in a specific legal area
4.Classify and interpret the normative framework relevant to a particular
branch of law. -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understanding
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SKILLS
Ability to learn; information management skills
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LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
• Equality and Prohibition of Discrimination
• Forms of employment (typical v. atypical and flexible
arrangements: fixed, part-time, agency work, platform work etc.)
• Transparent working conditions
• Working time
• Family friendly policies (Maternity right; Parental Leave)
• Worker involvement in business matters (information,
consultation and worker participation)
• Protection of workers in the case of business reorganizations
(Collective Redundancies; Employer’s Insolvency; Transfer of
undertakings)
• Free movement of workers and posted workers
• EU Social Security Coordination and Pensions
• Health care and health insurance in the EU -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures and discussions
Compare the basic concepts of EU labour and social security law with the relevant concepts of national labour and social security law and verify their level of compliance
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
14.Compare different legal systems
4.Classify and interpret the normative framework relevant in a particular
branch of law
19.Implementation of EU acquis into the national legal systems
6.Apply appropriate legal terminology in clear and reasoned oral and
written expression -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Analysis
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SKILLS
Ability to understand; ability to critique; information management skills;
use of a foreign language (English) in professional communication -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
• Equality and Prohibition of Discrimination
• Forms of employment (typical v. atypical and flexible
arrangements: fixed, part-time, agency work, platform work etc.)
• Transparent working conditions
• Working time
• Family friendly policies (Maternity right; Parental Leave)
Worker involvement in business matters (information,
consultation and worker participation)
• Protection of workers in the case of business reorganizations
(Collective Redundancies; Employer’s Insolvency; Transfer of
undertakings)
• Free movement of workers and posted workers
• EU Social Security Coordination and Pensions
• Health care and health insurance in the EU -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures and discussion
Evaluate the role of the Court of Justice of the EU in the development of specific concepts and rights within the EU labour and social security law
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
11.Analyse relevant case law
12.Evaluate legal institutes and principles in their development dimension
and in relation to the modern legal system -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Evaluation
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SKILLS
Ability to appraise; information management skills;
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LEARNING CONTENT
Analyses of selected case-law throughout teaching units:
• Equality and Prohibition of Discrimination
• Forms of employment (typical v. atypical and flexible
arrangements: fixed, part-time, agency work, platform work etc.)
• Transparent working conditions
• Working time
• Family friendly policies (Maternity right; Parental Leave)
• Worker involvement in business matters (information,
consultation and worker participation)
• Protection of workers in the case of business reorganizations
(Collective Redundancies; Employer’s Insolvency; Transfer of
undertakings)
• Free movement of workers and posted workers
• EU Social Security Coordination and Pensions
• Health care and health insurance in the EU -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures and discussion.
Critically assess the need of regulatory changes in the EU labour and social security law in order to align with the social changes
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
12.Evaluate legal institutes and principles in their development dimension
and in relation to the modern legal system -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Evaluation
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SKILLS
Ability to connect and criticize; information-driven skills
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LEARNING CONTENT
Through-out the following teaching units:
• Equality and Prohibition of Discrimination
• Forms of employment (typical v. atypical and flexible
arrangements: fixed, part-time, agency work, platform work
etc.)
• Transparent working conditions
• Working time
• Family friendly policies (Maternity right; Parental Leave)
• Worker involvement in business matters (information,
consultation and worker participation)
• Protection of workers in the case of business reorganizations
(Collective Redundancies; Employer’s Insolvency; Transfer of
undertakings)
• Free movement of workers and posted workers
• EU Social Security Coordination and Pensions
• Health care and health insurance in the EU -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures and discussion
