Objectives and competences
Aim of the subject is to acquire legal knowledge in the field of EU labour law.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Development, notion and purpose of european labour law
Legal sources of European labour law
The concept of employee in EU law
Generally on migrants workers
Equality law
Working conditions (obligation to provide information on working conditions, working time, protection of young employees)
Health and safety at work
Protection of maternity and parenthood
Atypical contracts of employment (part-time, fixed-term, temporary agency work)
Employee rights on restructuring of enterpirses (transfer of undertakings, collective redundancies, employer's insolvency)
Collective labour law
Learning and teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able
• To demonstrate knowledge on legal institutes of labour law EU
• To use statutory rules in particular typical cases
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Expressing legal problems of labour law EU orally and in writing
• Using the EU legislation in practice
• Adequate interpretation of the CJEU case-law
Readings
Barnard C., EU Employment law, Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2012
Japsers T., Pennings F., Peters S., European Labour Law, Intersentia, 2019
Lizbonska pogodba. Listina EU o temeljih pravicah in direktive/The Lisbon Treaty, Charter on fundamental rights and directives
Sodna praksa Sodišča EU/case law of Court of Justice
Prerequisits
Knowledge of general concepts in EU law, as well as labour law.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Written examination (a student is admitted to the oral part of the examination on condition he/she passed the written part first)
Oral examination
