LABOR LAW

Course objectives

The course aims at providing students with the basic knowledge of trade union law and labor law and the labor market law, reconstructing the complex regulatory system resulting from the intense evolution of national and European legislation. In particular, it intends to provide the necessary tools for orienting in the interweaving of legal and contractual sources that characterize the subject and to understand the main institutions that come to the fore both on a collective and individual level. At the end of the course the student: is able to interpret the sources of discipline of the employment relationship, both legal and collective; has become aware of the principles and values ​​that inspire labor law in its entirety; is able to read the legal texts and to interpret them critically and is capable of law and to evaluate the results of labour judicial cases; is able to public speaking about the subject thanks to the discussion of practical cases and work groups; is able to study by himself the labor rules that follow one another with extraordinary speed, also in consideration of the economic-social and political relevance of the subject; is able to follow the political / economic / social debate thanks to a careful look at current affairs and public policies at work.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course consists of three modules: the first on trade union law, the second on individual employment law and individual employment contracts, and the third focuses on the study of the labor market. Part One: Trade Union Law and Introduction to Employment Law History of the Subject - Sources and Their Relationships - The Trade Union Entity - Freedom of Association: General Profiles - Company-Based Union Representation (in the Private Sector and Public Employment) - The Question of Trade Union Representation: From the Workers' Statute to the Most Recent Legal Trends - Trade Union Rights in the Workplace and the Repression of Anti-Union Conduct - Collective Bargaining Agreements: Models, Structure, Effectiveness, and Mandatory Nature. The Relationship between Collective Bargaining Agreements at Different Levels. Law and Collective Autonomy - Strikes: General Profiles. Constitutional and Ordinary Case Law on Strikes. The Regulation of Strikes in Essential Services. Lockouts and Other Forms of Trade Union Action. Part Two: The Regulation of Employment Relationships Subordinate employment as a basis for collective and individual protection. Self-employment and quasi-subordinate work, heterogeneous work, work via digital platforms; the impact of artificial intelligence on work. The various employment contracts (fixed-term, part-time, apprenticeship, agency work, etc.) - Equality and non-discrimination in employment relationships: women's work - Management power: general aspects. Regulation of duties and transfers. Working hours - Power of control and disciplinary power - Remuneration: constitutional aspects. Concepts and structure. Automatic wage adjustments - Working hours and rest periods. Suspension of employment - Business transformation and crisis and management of surplus staff - Regulation of individual and collective dismissals Part Three: Labor Market Organization in Multilevel Governance
Prerequisites
no prerequisites
Books
G. Santoro Passarelli, continuato da S. Bellomo Diritto dei lavori e dell'occupazione, Giapichelli, ultima edizione or Ghera, Garofalo, Garilli, Diritto del lavoro, Giappichelli ultima edizione M. Magnani, Diritto sindacale, Giappichelli, ultima edizione
Frequency
the course takes place three days a week (tue. 14-16; thu. 10-12; fri. 10-12) in two-hour modules. To pass the two written tests, participation in the lessons is strongly recommended as the written test requires knowledge of topics covered in depth during the lessons.
Exam mode
The final grade for the exam takes the following factors into account: FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS: - Evaluation of the first written multiple-choice test midway through the course. The topics covered in the written exam will be announced during class. - Evaluation of the second written multiple-choice test at the end of the course. The topics covered in the written exam will be announced during class. - Oral exam if the student does not wish to accept the grade derived from the written exams. FOR NON ATTENDING PEOPLE: - oral examination Students must demonstrate knowledge of the following topics: - the system of sources and legal classification of employment relationships; - employment contracts and atypical or non-standard employment relationships; - trade union law, collective bargaining, and union representation; - - regulation of individual and collective dismissals and active labor market policy measures.
Lesson mode
The course is delivered in person with lectures, study groups, and seminars. Each lesson is illustrated using PowerPoint presentations, which, thanks to animations and images, help students focus on the topic. At the end of the lesson, practical cases are illustrated to aid understanding of the topic and on which students are invited to participate in an open discussion aimed at highlighting different perspectives on the topic.
  • Lesson code1017498
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseInternational Economic and Financial Relations
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year3rd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDIUS/07
  • CFU9