MVV292K European Union Employment Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
dr Paulina Matyjas-Łysakowska (seminar tutor), prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. 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
MVV292K/01: Tue 22. 10. 8:00–9:40 025, Wed 23. 10. 8:00–9:40 025, Fri 25. 10. 8:00–9:40 160, 10:00–11:40 160, 12:00–13:40 160
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
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Course objectives
This course gives an overview and deals with the background and sources of labour law and social policy of the European Union. The relevant Treaty provisions, the secondary legislation as well as the case law of the European Court of Justice in the area of labour law and social policy will be studied. It will involve institutional issues and subjects including fundamental social rights, labour and social security legislation, freedom of movement of workers and services, posting of workers, working conditions, health and safety protection, non-discrimination, employment and job creation policies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
• understand and explain the interaction between European, international and national labour law; are able to recognize the relationship between EU and national law and their impact on employees, employers and social protection institutions;
• work with information on current issues in the field of European labour law and social policy; recognizes various forms of social protection and the impact of European law;
• make reasoned decisions about the development trends of European labor law and their political, economic and social conditions;
• interpret the basic principles of searching for appropriate European Union legal acts regarding labor relations and related social matters.
Syllabus
  • 1. Notion of labour law and social security.
  • 2. Characteristic, development and sources of EU labour law.
  • 3. Free movement of workers.
  • 4. Free movement of services and posting.
  • 5. Employment conditions.
  • 6. Equal Treatment.
  • 7. Social dialogue.
  • 8. The axiology of European labour law.
  • • The human dignity, the dignity of the employee and the fair-ness of the work.
  • • Equality in employment relationship.
  • • Justice in labour law.
Literature
  • C. Barnard, EU Employment Law, 2012

    E. Ales, M. Bell, O. Deinert, S. Robin-Olivier, International and European Labour Law. A Commentary, 2018

Teaching methods
Lectures and discussions
Assessment methods
one-choice Q test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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