Comparative social and labour law of European states
Course: International business (compulsory study of two foreign languages)
Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations
Title
Comparative social and labour law of European states
Code
ВБ. 4.12.01
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
To understand the main stages of the historical development of European labor and social law, legal sources and principles of labor and social law, legal nature, scope, parties and peculiarities of the conclusion of an employment contract in different countries, characteristic features of termination of labor relations in different states, legal regulation of working time and rest periods in different states and international legal acts, peculiarities of legal regulation of wages, occupational safety and health, European and national standards for ensuring occupational safety and health, the legal status of workers’ organizations and employers’ organizations, the importance of social dialogue and social partnership, the right of workers to participate in the decision-making process at the company, labor disputes and ways to solve them in different European countries,
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Knowledge of the basics of law; ability to analyze and compare law norms of different countries, universal international and European law provisions;
ability to apply the comparative law method.
Course content
Thematic plan of the discipline:
1. The concept, subject and objectives of the course "Comparative Social and Labor Law of European states"
2. Historical development of labor and social law in Europe
3. Legal sources and principles of Labor and Social Law
4. Employment contract
5. Grounds and procedure for termination and change of employment contract
6. Legal regulation of wages
7. Legal regulation of working time and rest periods
8. Occupational safety and health
9. Collective labor law and social partnership
10. Definition and concept of labor disputes. Methods and procedure for their solution
11. Legal responsibility in labor law
12. Legal regulation of employment and protection against unemployment
13. Concepts and types of social risks. Social Insurance
14. The main types of state social insurance
15. Pension insurance
16. State social and medical assistance
17. European social standards and legislation of Ukraine
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. Assessment of students' knowledge is carried out by current control, and the final result of the student's work during the semester is evaluated on a 100-point scale.
Current control: answers and presentations (up to 40 points), written analytical individual and group tasks, case studies (up to 40 points), final modular test (up to 20 points). The credit is set based on the results of the student's work throughout the semester.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Chair of Comparative and European Law
Educational and scientific institute of international relations
Educational and scientific institute of international relations
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Chair of Comparative and European Law
Educational and scientific institute of international relations