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HA.R32 - European Labour Law* *NOT ESTABLISHED*

Faculty
Susanne Borch
Course Coordinator
Lynn Roseberry
Prerequisite/progression of the course
None
Course content, structure and teaching
The purpose of this course is to develop a basic under­standing of labour regulation in the European Union. It will cover EU legislation and the case law of the European Court of Justice concerning relations between employers and employees, collective agreements and the case law of the Court of Justice, as well as the structure and strategies of the social actors. The course will examine EU law regulating individual employment relationships as well as collective labour relations.
The course’s point of departure will be a description of the central features of the industrial relations system, i.e.,:
  • collective bargaining systems: Central principles for wage formation and negotiations on other aspects of working life (working hours, rules concerning overtime etc.), individual vs. collective determination of wages;
  • the organizations of the labour market: The external and internal struc­tures of labour unions and employers' federations, union density, the influence of these organi­zations;
  • industrial conflict: The frequency of industrial conflict, the rules connec­ted with such conflict, the handling of industrial conflict;
  • the individual employment contract: formation of the contract,employees' and employers-duties under the contract, termination of the employment relationship;
  • protection of employees against unfair dismissal and discrimination, generally and in cases of bankruptcy and transfers of undertakings.
The course's development of personal competences
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
  • Identify the fundamental rights of workers that are recognised in the EU
  • Explain what fundamental rights are and how they influence the way labour relations are regulated in the EU.
  • Identify the competences of the EU with regards to the regulation of labour relations and describe how labour relations have been regulated at EU level by providing examples of legislation and case law on selected topics.
  • Analyse a case raising labour law issues by identifying what the legal problems are, what legal rules may be applied to resolve the problems, and providing a reasoned conclusion with regards to the likely outcome of the case.
Type of examination, exam aids and assessment
4 hour written exam, open book.
Students at the HA programme are able to write their bachelor project in connection with this course: NO
Recommended literature
Roger Blanpain, European Labour Law (Kluwer 10th Edition.

Sidst opdateret af The Electives Office 21.12.2009