COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABOUR LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 4057 LABOUR LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYŞE MELDA SUR

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

It is targeted to learn the content and purposes of the rules concerning labour law by analyzing its concepts and regulations in a systematical method. In this manner, students may develop views and solutions on the application of labour law .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to determine the content of the labour legislation and its international sources
2   To be able to explain the functions of labour law regulations
3   To be able to connect the rules of labour law with present cases
4   To be able to examine current applications of labour law and judicial decisions
5   To be able to evaluate new proposals concerning current regulations
6   To be able to reach a synthesis of different labour law regulations related with each other

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Features of Labour Law
2 Historical Development of Labour Law
3 National and International Sources of Labour Law
4 Employee, Apprentice, Employer, Employer' s Representative. Trade Union, Organization Levels of Trade Unions.
5 Subcontractor, Workplace, Opening, Closing and Transfer of a Workplace. Trade Union Right and Its Guarantees.
6 Application Area of the Labour Law. Establishment of Trade Unions and Their Organization.
7 Employment Contract and Its Features. Acquisition and Loss of Union Membership.
8 Types of Employment Contract and Temporary Employment. Rights and Obligations of Union Members, Activities of Unions.
9 Conclusion and Amendment of Employment Contracts, Form of the Contract and Prohibitions of Employment . Supervision, Suspension and Ending of Trade Unions.
10 Obligation to Hire Employees. Public Servants Unions.
11 Obligations of the Employee. Collective Labour Agreements and Their Content
12 Employer's Obligation to Pay Wages. Conclusion of Collective Labour Agreements.
13 Employer s Obligation to Protect Employees and Not to Discriminate. Competence and Authorization to Conclude Collective Labour Agreements.
14 First Midterm Exam
15 First Midterm Exam
16 Occupational Health and Safety. Provisions of Collective Labour Agreements.
17 Working Time. Area of Application of Collective Labour Agreements to Persons and in Time.
18 Compensatory Work and Short-Time Working. Area of Application of Collective Labour Agreements.
19 Overtime Work. Interpretation, Execution and Invalidity of Collective Labour Agreements.
20 Rest Breaks, Weekly Rest Day, National Day and Public Holidays. Collective Labour Disputes and Types of Settlement.
21 Annual Leave with Pay. Mediation.
22 Suspension of Employment Contracts. Voluntary and Compulsory Arbitration.
23 End of Employment Contract Other Than Dismissal. Strikes and General Framework of the Right to Strike.
24 Termination of Employment Contract with Notice Periods. Conditions of a Legal Strike.
25 Job Security and Lawsuits for Reinstatement. Application and Ending of a Strike.
26 Termination of Employment Contracts for Just Cause. Legal Consequences of a Strike
27 Severance Pay and Certificate of Release. Lockouts.
28 Second Midterm Exam
29 Second Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Sarper Süzek: Iş Hukuku, 14. Bası, Istanbul 2017; Nuri Çelik: Iş Hukuku Dersleri, 28. Bası, Istanbul 2016; Hamdi Mollamahmutoğlu-Muhittin Astarlı: Iş Hukuku, 6. Bası, Ankara 2014; Melda Sur: Iş Hukuku Toplu Ilişkiler, 6. Bası, Ankara 2017; Can Tuncay : Toplu Iş Hukuku, 6. Bası, Istanbul 2017.
Supplementary Book(s): Court decisions, review of court decisions, articles
References:
Materials: Official web sites related to the labour legislation

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and practical work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.50 +MTE 2 * 0.50
4 MTE 3 MIDTERM EXAM 3
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 3 + FIN
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 3 +RST


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

melda.sur@deu.edu.tr, tel: 4204180/10305;
sukran.erturk@deu.edu.tr; mustafa.alp@deu.edu.tr; sezgi.oktem@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13.30 - 14.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 25 3 75
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 25 2 50
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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