Trade Union and Industrial Relations Law
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
- Knowledge and understanding. The student must demonstrate to have acquired a basic knowledge of Trade Union Rights and of the principal methods of conducting Industrial Relations.
- Practical capabilities. The student must demonstrate to have acquired the capability to apply the concepts in practical contexts and to specific cases referred to Trade Union Rights and Industrial Relations.
- Making judgments. The student must demonstrate to be able to assume positions argued and legally sustainable with reference to the topics of the course.
- Communication skills. The student must demonstrate his ability in expressing the knowledge gained with consistency in arguments, systematic precision and appropriate language.
- Learning capabilities. The student must demonstrate to be able to reconstruct the historical patterns and evolution of Trade Union Rights, applying the respondent regulatory framework.
- Practical capabilities. The student must demonstrate to have acquired the capability to apply the concepts in practical contexts and to specific cases referred to Trade Union Rights and Industrial Relations.
- Making judgments. The student must demonstrate to be able to assume positions argued and legally sustainable with reference to the topics of the course.
- Communication skills. The student must demonstrate his ability in expressing the knowledge gained with consistency in arguments, systematic precision and appropriate language.
- Learning capabilities. The student must demonstrate to be able to reconstruct the historical patterns and evolution of Trade Union Rights, applying the respondent regulatory framework.
Expected learning outcomes
The student, in order to obtain a positive judgment during the exam, must be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of Trade Unions Rights and of related doctrine and case law. On the base of this expertise, students are required to express motivated opinions in relation to the evolution of Trade Union Rights and Industrial Relations in recent years, also through the analysis of practical cases examined during classes.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Teaching methods
Lectures will take place on Microsoft Teams in synchronous mode, at the established times, and will be recorded and available for consultation on the same platform. Information on how to access the lessons on Microsoft Teams and other instructions on teaching will be uploaded on the ARIEL site of the course, which is recommended to consult regularly.
If the health situation allows it, in compliance with current regulations, lessons can also be held in the classroom (mixed mode); in this case, students will be promptly informed and notified through the course ARIEL website.
In any case, lectures will be recorded and made available to students for the duration of the semester.
Program and reference material
The syllabus and reference material for the course are unchanged.
Verification of learning and evaluation criteria
The methods of verification of learning and the evaluation criteria will not change.
The examination will take place in oral form on the Microsoft Teams platform.
If the health situation allows it, consistent with the availability of classrooms and the respect of the necessary security conditions, the exam will be held in the classroom.
However, the possibility of conducting the exam remotely will be ensured for students who are in the condition of not being able to move from their place of residence and / or domicile.
More precise indications and updates will be available on the Ariel website of the course, which should be consulted regularly.
Lectures will take place on Microsoft Teams in synchronous mode, at the established times, and will be recorded and available for consultation on the same platform. Information on how to access the lessons on Microsoft Teams and other instructions on teaching will be uploaded on the ARIEL site of the course, which is recommended to consult regularly.
If the health situation allows it, in compliance with current regulations, lessons can also be held in the classroom (mixed mode); in this case, students will be promptly informed and notified through the course ARIEL website.
In any case, lectures will be recorded and made available to students for the duration of the semester.
Program and reference material
The syllabus and reference material for the course are unchanged.
Verification of learning and evaluation criteria
The methods of verification of learning and the evaluation criteria will not change.
The examination will take place in oral form on the Microsoft Teams platform.
If the health situation allows it, consistent with the availability of classrooms and the respect of the necessary security conditions, the exam will be held in the classroom.
However, the possibility of conducting the exam remotely will be ensured for students who are in the condition of not being able to move from their place of residence and / or domicile.
More precise indications and updates will be available on the Ariel website of the course, which should be consulted regularly.
Course syllabus
The course will focus on the most relevant and recent issues of classical trade union law: union organization and action, collective bargaining, workers' representatives in the company and strikes.
The course aims to develop a reflection on new technologies and trade union (Industry 4.0), new needs for representation (the case of platform work), the union to the test of Covid19 and protocols.
The course aims to develop a reflection on new technologies and trade union (Industry 4.0), new needs for representation (the case of platform work), the union to the test of Covid19 and protocols.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no prerequisites
Teaching methods
Frontal classes will be supported by the analysis of practical cases realized with an active involvement of students and by meetings with professionals operating in the labour market (labour consultants, lawyers, judges, trade union officers, managers). The students will have the opportunity to participate to a moot court referred to Trade Union Rights: participants will be subdivided in two groups and the case will be discussed before a judge of the Labour Section of Milan Court.
Teaching Resources
For participants, the exam will consist in an oral interview on the basis of the judgments and the bibliographic materials that will be published on the Ariel web page of the course.
For not attending students the exam will be held as an oral interview and the knowledge of the following manual is required: M.V. Ballestrero, Diritto sindacale, Giappichelli, latest edition.
Students are expected to combine the study of the materials suggested for the exam with the direct consultation of legal sources of trade union rights and labor law. Among the several labor codes available in the market, is recommended: M.T. Carinci (eds), Labour Code, Milan, Giuffrè, latest edition.
For not attending students the exam will be held as an oral interview and the knowledge of the following manual is required: M.V. Ballestrero, Diritto sindacale, Giappichelli, latest edition.
Students are expected to combine the study of the materials suggested for the exam with the direct consultation of legal sources of trade union rights and labor law. Among the several labor codes available in the market, is recommended: M.T. Carinci (eds), Labour Code, Milan, Giuffrè, latest edition.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination will consist in an oral interview, and the final mark will be expressed in thirtieths, with attribution of "laude" in case of performances of exceptional quality. The evaluation criteria of the oral interview will be the precision of contents expressed, the clarity in argumentations and the student's ability in technical analysis and in re-elaboration of the notions acquired.
Attending students will have the opportunity to accede to intermediate verifications under the modalities indicated during lessons and published on the web page Ariel of the course. These verifications will concern the topics treated during the lessons and will be based on oral interviews or on tests made up of open questions.
Attending students will have the opportunity to accede to intermediate verifications under the modalities indicated during lessons and published on the web page Ariel of the course. These verifications will concern the topics treated during the lessons and will be based on oral interviews or on tests made up of open questions.
Professor(s)
Reception:
Mon 11:00
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