Labour Law
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
The teaching aims to provide students with the basic notions of trade union law and to develop their knowledge of labour law, with specific reference to the discipline of the employment relationship.
As far as trade union law is concerned, the teaching aims to develop knowledge of the constitutional principles of trade union law, organisation and union action (collective bargaining) as well as forms of collective self-protection (strikes and lockouts), with reference to both private and public employment.
As far as labour law is concerned, the aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the main regulations governing the labour market and standard and non-standard employment contracts (fixed-term contracts, employment contracts, etc.) in relation to its various phases. The teaching aims to make students understand the rules of the contractual constitution of the employment relationship, the rules that govern the phase of development and those that govern its termination.
More specifically, the aim of the course is to provide students with the basic notions of trade union law and labour law so that they will be able to:
- acquire knowledge and understand the mechanisms underlying the employment relationship;
-apply this knowledge and understanding to the solution of legal and application problems;
- analyse, through their knowledge and skills, evaluate and comment in an informed and critical manner, with autonomy of judgement, on the main legal institutions;
- develop communication skills, participating with awareness and language skills in the debate proposed in the classroom on the legal issues that will be proposed by the teacher during the treatment of individual topics;
- develop their learning skills in line with their studies and other legal disciplines, establishing links with other areas with which labour law has an affinity (civil law).
As far as trade union law is concerned, the teaching aims to develop knowledge of the constitutional principles of trade union law, organisation and union action (collective bargaining) as well as forms of collective self-protection (strikes and lockouts), with reference to both private and public employment.
As far as labour law is concerned, the aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the main regulations governing the labour market and standard and non-standard employment contracts (fixed-term contracts, employment contracts, etc.) in relation to its various phases. The teaching aims to make students understand the rules of the contractual constitution of the employment relationship, the rules that govern the phase of development and those that govern its termination.
More specifically, the aim of the course is to provide students with the basic notions of trade union law and labour law so that they will be able to:
- acquire knowledge and understand the mechanisms underlying the employment relationship;
-apply this knowledge and understanding to the solution of legal and application problems;
- analyse, through their knowledge and skills, evaluate and comment in an informed and critical manner, with autonomy of judgement, on the main legal institutions;
- develop communication skills, participating with awareness and language skills in the debate proposed in the classroom on the legal issues that will be proposed by the teacher during the treatment of individual topics;
- develop their learning skills in line with their studies and other legal disciplines, establishing links with other areas with which labour law has an affinity (civil law).
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the legal profiles of the discipline of trade union law and labour law and have developed an adequate capacity to understand the evolution of the labour discipline and its main interpretative issues, enabling them to study the legal institutions with a high degree of autonomy.
- apply the acquired knowledge in the resolution of legal cases, demonstrating that he has acquired the method transmitted by the teacher in class;
- demonstrate sufficient argumentation and ownership of legal language to allow communication with specialist interlocutors;
- demonstrate, in the course of the lessons and the proficiency test, that they have acquired legally sound critical positions in relation to the subjects of the course.
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the legal profiles of the discipline of trade union law and labour law and have developed an adequate capacity to understand the evolution of the labour discipline and its main interpretative issues, enabling them to study the legal institutions with a high degree of autonomy.
- apply the acquired knowledge in the resolution of legal cases, demonstrating that he has acquired the method transmitted by the teacher in class;
- demonstrate sufficient argumentation and ownership of legal language to allow communication with specialist interlocutors;
- demonstrate, in the course of the lessons and the proficiency test, that they have acquired legally sound critical positions in relation to the subjects of the course.
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
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
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Course syllabus
The course begins analysing the Labour Law and continues with the study of the employment relationship.
The subject, therefore, is divided into two fundamental parts:
1) Labour Law which analyses the origin and historical evolution of labour law; labour law and constitution; the sources of labour law; freedom and organisation and trade union action; trade union and legal system; collective bargaining; strike and lockout; trade union relations in the company; law and collective agreement;
2) Core areas of Labour Law: employment contract and individual autonomy; subordinate employment; self-employment, quasi-subordinate and occasional work; the employer; formation of the employment contract; structure of the employment relationship; subject matter and place of work performance; working time; managerial control and data privacy protection; disciplinary powers; remuneration; occupational health and safety; equality and non-discrimination; suspension of the employment relationship; termination of the employment relationship; business crisis; non-standard employment contracts and external work; fixed-term employment; youth employment and outsourcing (transfer of undertaking, contracting, temporary agency work).
Sections relating to public sector labour law are excluded from the study of the textbook.
Any programmes for the integration of the exam in the transition from the three-year programme to the Master's Degree in Law, or specific programmes for Erasmus students, must be agreed with the Professor during classes.
The subject, therefore, is divided into two fundamental parts:
1) Labour Law which analyses the origin and historical evolution of labour law; labour law and constitution; the sources of labour law; freedom and organisation and trade union action; trade union and legal system; collective bargaining; strike and lockout; trade union relations in the company; law and collective agreement;
2) Core areas of Labour Law: employment contract and individual autonomy; subordinate employment; self-employment, quasi-subordinate and occasional work; the employer; formation of the employment contract; structure of the employment relationship; subject matter and place of work performance; working time; managerial control and data privacy protection; disciplinary powers; remuneration; occupational health and safety; equality and non-discrimination; suspension of the employment relationship; termination of the employment relationship; business crisis; non-standard employment contracts and external work; fixed-term employment; youth employment and outsourcing (transfer of undertaking, contracting, temporary agency work).
Sections relating to public sector labour law are excluded from the study of the textbook.
Any programmes for the integration of the exam in the transition from the three-year programme to the Master's Degree in Law, or specific programmes for Erasmus students, must be agreed with the Professor during classes.
Prerequisites for admission
The knowledge of the basic concepts of private law and constitutional law is required. They are both preparatory to the final exam.
Teaching methods
The lectures will be accompanied by the analysis of practical cases carried out with the participation of the students. Slides will be used in support of the lectures. They will be uploaded on the Ariel platform.
Teaching Resources
All the students (without difference between attending and not attending ones), are required to prepare the exam on the following texts:
- for the general part concerning Labour Law it is recommended that students choose one of the following texts:
- M.V. Ballestrero, G. De Simone, Diritto del lavoro, Giappichelli, latest edition (integrated textbook covering both labour law and trade union law);
- M. Magnani, Diritto del lavoro and Diritto sindacale, Giappichelli, latest editions (both volumes are required for full coverage of the programme);
- O. Mazzotta, Manuale di diritto del lavoro, Cedam, latest edition (integrated textbook covering both labour law and trade union law).
- for the study of the recent reforms:
M.T. Carinci, A. Tursi, Il diritto del lavoro tra passato e futuro, Giappichelli, 2025.The study of the manual must be accompanied by a rigorous direct learning of the provisions of the Constitution, the Civil Code and the fundamental special laws recalled by the textbooks. To this end there are numerous labour law codes on the market, among them see M.T. Carinci (ed.), Codice del Lavoro, Giuffrè, Milan, latest edition.
- for the general part concerning Labour Law it is recommended that students choose one of the following texts:
- M.V. Ballestrero, G. De Simone, Diritto del lavoro, Giappichelli, latest edition (integrated textbook covering both labour law and trade union law);
- M. Magnani, Diritto del lavoro and Diritto sindacale, Giappichelli, latest editions (both volumes are required for full coverage of the programme);
- O. Mazzotta, Manuale di diritto del lavoro, Cedam, latest edition (integrated textbook covering both labour law and trade union law).
- for the study of the recent reforms:
M.T. Carinci, A. Tursi, Il diritto del lavoro tra passato e futuro, Giappichelli, 2025.The study of the manual must be accompanied by a rigorous direct learning of the provisions of the Constitution, the Civil Code and the fundamental special laws recalled by the textbooks. To this end there are numerous labour law codes on the market, among them see M.T. Carinci (ed.), Codice del Lavoro, Giuffrè, Milan, latest edition.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The achievement of the expected learning outcomes will be assessed through written tests and a final oral examination. During the academic year, two partial tests will be offered to attending students. These will take place exclusively during the winter and/or summer exam sessions.
The first partial test, scheduled for the winter session, will cover topics in trade union law. The second test, which will be held during the summer session, will concern labour law and the employment relationship. The tests may include multiple-choice questions, open-ended questions, or the drafting of a legal opinion, possibly combined.
To pass each test, students must obtain a minimum score of 18 out of 30. Results will be published on the Ariel platform and may be rejected by the student only at the time of the oral examination. In that case, the student must take the corresponding part of the syllabus orally.
The final examination will take place orally during the summer session and will result in a grade expressed out of thirty. If both intermediate tests have been passed and accepted, the final grade will be the arithmetic average of the scores obtained in the partial tests and the oral examination, limited to the remaining part of the syllabus.
During the year, students may also be offered optional written exercises (e.g., drafting legal opinions), which will not be graded numerically and will serve solely as training in legal writing.
The first partial test, scheduled for the winter session, will cover topics in trade union law. The second test, which will be held during the summer session, will concern labour law and the employment relationship. The tests may include multiple-choice questions, open-ended questions, or the drafting of a legal opinion, possibly combined.
To pass each test, students must obtain a minimum score of 18 out of 30. Results will be published on the Ariel platform and may be rejected by the student only at the time of the oral examination. In that case, the student must take the corresponding part of the syllabus orally.
The final examination will take place orally during the summer session and will result in a grade expressed out of thirty. If both intermediate tests have been passed and accepted, the final grade will be the arithmetic average of the scores obtained in the partial tests and the oral examination, limited to the remaining part of the syllabus.
During the year, students may also be offered optional written exercises (e.g., drafting legal opinions), which will not be graded numerically and will serve solely as training in legal writing.
IUS/07 - LABOUR LAW - University credits: 12
Lessons: 84 hours
Professors:
Carinci Maria Teresa, Simoncini Gina Rosamari'
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year
IUS/07 - LABOUR LAW - University credits: 12
Lessons: 84 hours
Professors:
Ingrao Alessandra, Tursi Armando
Surname M-Q
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Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
First part: origin and development of labour law; labour law and the Constitution; the sources of labour law; trade union organization and action; trade unions and national legal framework; collective bargaining; strike; company-level industrial relations; law and collective bargaining; the repression of anti-union conduct.
Second part: employment contract and personal autonomy; employment subordination; self-employment, coordinated work and casual work; labour market policies; the notion of the employer; the structure of the employment relationship; time and place of the employee's activity; the power of control and the protection of privacy; the disciplinary power; wage; health and safety provisions; the cases of contract suspension; equality and discrimination; the termination of the employment contract; the business crisis; non-standard work; fixed-term contract; youth employment and outsourcing (trasfer of undertakings; procurement; agency work); public servant employment.
Second part: employment contract and personal autonomy; employment subordination; self-employment, coordinated work and casual work; labour market policies; the notion of the employer; the structure of the employment relationship; time and place of the employee's activity; the power of control and the protection of privacy; the disciplinary power; wage; health and safety provisions; the cases of contract suspension; equality and discrimination; the termination of the employment contract; the business crisis; non-standard work; fixed-term contract; youth employment and outsourcing (trasfer of undertakings; procurement; agency work); public servant employment.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific prerequisites, considering that "Private Law" and "Public Law" are bridging courses, pursuant to the degree course regulation.
Teaching methods
Traditional lecture. Seminars and inquiries might be organized in view of the analysis of specific topics.
Teaching Resources
The handbooks for both attending and non-attending students are the following:
- as to trade union law, F. Carinci, R. De Luca Tamajo, P. Tosi, T. Treu, Diritto del lavoro. 1. Il diritto sindacale, Torino, Utet Giuridica, 8a ed., 2018;
- as to labour law, F. Carinci, R. De Luca Tamajo, P. Tosi, T. Treu, Diritto del lavoro. 2. Il rapporto di lavoro subordinato. Torino, Utet Giuridica, 11a ed., 2022.
Alternatively, for both trade union law and labour law, R. Del Punta, Diritto del Lavoro, Giuffrè, Milano, last edition.
The study of the handbooks should be combined with the careful analysis of the Constitutional and legal provisions in matter of labour law. Accordingly, it is worthwhile that students avail of an updated text of the relevant law sources: e.g., M.T. Carinci (a cura di), Codice del lavoro, Giuffrè, Milano, last edition.
- as to trade union law, F. Carinci, R. De Luca Tamajo, P. Tosi, T. Treu, Diritto del lavoro. 1. Il diritto sindacale, Torino, Utet Giuridica, 8a ed., 2018;
- as to labour law, F. Carinci, R. De Luca Tamajo, P. Tosi, T. Treu, Diritto del lavoro. 2. Il rapporto di lavoro subordinato. Torino, Utet Giuridica, 11a ed., 2022.
Alternatively, for both trade union law and labour law, R. Del Punta, Diritto del Lavoro, Giuffrè, Milano, last edition.
The study of the handbooks should be combined with the careful analysis of the Constitutional and legal provisions in matter of labour law. Accordingly, it is worthwhile that students avail of an updated text of the relevant law sources: e.g., M.T. Carinci (a cura di), Codice del lavoro, Giuffrè, Milano, last edition.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final examination will be in oral form. The grade (0-30/30) will be assessed according to the correctness of the contents, to the clarity of the explanation as well as to the capacity of critical analysis.
IUS/07 - LABOUR LAW - University credits: 12
Lessons: 84 hours
Professors:
Boscati Alessandro, Timellini Caterina
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year
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Mon 11:00
Dipartimento di diritto del lavoro - Microsoft teams
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monday from 3.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Labour Law Section. Department of Private Law and Legal History
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Fri 12.30-14.30
Sezione di Diritto del Lavoro - Dipartimento di Diritto privato e Storia del diritto