WELFARE POLICIES AND EUROPEAN LABOR LAW

Course objectives

The course aims to introduce students to the fundamental features of European social law and the most significant stages of the process of "communitarianization" of national labor rights. Thanks to the specific attention dedicated to the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice and the dialogue established with it by the national courts, students will also have the opportunity to verify the concrete impact of the European Union sources on the Member States and on the evolution of European labor law . At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate: to know the effectiveness and contents of the various European Union sources on labor matters; to have correctly understood the mechanisms of interaction between sources and between courts of the current multilevel system; to master the technical legal language of the subject and to be able to search for the sources of discipline of the subject in the codes and institutional sites; to have acquired the ability to communicate what has been learned through interventions in seminars or group work in which documents, sentences and practical cases will be critically discussed; to be able to proceed autonomously with the updating of the constantly evolving subject, thanks to the mastery of research tools and self-learning methods.

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LUCIA VALENTE Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The European system of social sources, guiding principles, historical evolution of social policies, and the role of European institutions Employment transitions and employment policies The European concept of worker and transparency of working conditions The protection of workers working via digital platforms in the EU The impact of the regulation on artificial intelligence on employment Social dialogue and worker involvement in companies for environmental sustainability Adequate minimum wage and wage policies Employment promotion and vocational training Equality and non-discrimination: equal pay for men and women The regulation of working hours and rest periods Atypical jobs: temporary agency work, fixed-term employment contracts, part-time work Information on transparent and predictable working conditions Collective relations and European collective bargaining A comparison of European social security systems
Prerequisites
Given the content of the course, referring mainly to European and supranational regulatory sources, as well as to the typical tools of European soft law, the prerequisites of knowledge of Italian labor law are not required
Books
M. Roccella, T. Treu, M.P. Aimo D. Izzi, Diritto del lavoro dell'Unione europea, ultima edizione CEDAM Students actively attending the course will be offered the possibility to replace some parts of the above text-books.
Frequency
Attendance is optional. Students actively attending the course and who have taken the oral seminar will be provided with substitute material for some parts of the textbook. Attendance is required to prepare for the in-class seminars. The course is characterized by the combination of different teaching methods: - traditional face-to-face lessons; - students’ participation in the discussion of judicial cases; - presentations from experts and practitioners; Power point presentations, readings and judicial decisions texts will be supplied by means of the classroom platform
Exam mode
During the course, attending students will discuss practical cases through a seminar using materials distributed during class and uploaded to the classroom platform. Only attending students who have taken the in-class seminar are permitted to take a written multiple-choice exam at the end of the course. The final grade takes into account the seminar and the written exam. For non-attending students, the final evaluation will be conducted exclusively through an oral exam.
Lesson mode
The course is characterized by a combination of various teaching methods: - lectures - classroom case discussions with student-led seminars aimed at developing critical analysis skills and focusing on the topics covered by the instructor during the lectures - presentation of testimonies from experts and professionals Power Point presentations of lectures, seminars, recommended readings, and commented court decisions will be uploaded to the classroom platform. Attendance is optional. Students who actively attend the course will be provided with substitute materials for some parts of the textbook
  • Lesson code10612491
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseEconomics and policies for global sustainability
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDIUS/07
  • CFU6