MVV241K Comparative United States/European Union Labor and Employment Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. Dr. Charles F. Szymanski (lecturer), doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV241K/01: Mon 11. 12. 13:30–15:00 025, 15:05–16:35 025, Tue 12. 12. 13:30–15:00 025, Wed 13. 12. 13:30–15:00 025, Thu 14. 12. 13:30–15:00 025
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able:
- to understand the basic principles of the US and EU labor and employment law systems;
- to understand the main theoretical differences between these two systems (light regulation vs. moderate to heavy regulation; different conceptions of remedies);
- to understand and distinguish different areas of labor and employment law (collective bargaining, wage and hour, discrimination, individual employment relationships, privacy/data protection);
- to able to use this knowledge in determining advantages and disadvantages for multinational companies or individuals working in (or relocating to) the US or EU, or when considering changes to the labor and employment laws of the students’ own countries.
Syllabus
  • 1. Employment at will vs. employment by contract
  • 2. Employment discrimination
  • 3. Wages, hours and employee benefits
  • 4. Collective labor relations: unions and works councils
  • 5. Employee privacy, data protection and the future of labor law
Literature
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Teaching methods
Lessons with discussion
Assessment methods
Final paper
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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