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The aim of the course is the study of the legal regulation of the contract of employment, according with the latest law and with a view that considers the influence of European Union law on domestic law.The course also aims to study the legal regulation of trade union organization and activity in the workplace.From this point of view, attention will be especially paid to work flexibility, by studying the legal tools that enable the employer to modify the work organization. The regulation of the employer's organizational powers, on the one hand, as well as the regulation of atypical employment contracts, on the other, will therefore be studied. Finally, the regulation of individual dismissals and the tools to solve to the enterprise’s crisis (collective redundancies as well as unemployment benefits) will be studied.
A part of the course will be devoted to the study of trade union organization and collective bargaining; the collective agreement as a source of labor law and trade union representation in the workplace will be analyzed.
The syllabus includes, in particular, the study of the following topics:

Part I: Sources and trade union law
1. The sources of labor law. Law and collective agreement.
2. Collective bargaining: structure and scope of application.
3. Trade union representation in the workplace. Trade union rights.

Part II: The employment contract4. Dependent employment and self-employment.
5. New forms of work in the digital economy.
6. Atypical work: part-time, on demand work
7. The atypical work: the fixed-term contract
8. The obligations of the employee and the employer powers.
9. Health and safety at work.
10. The classification of workers and the organization of work.
11. Salary.
12. Working time.
13. Youth work: apprenticeships and traineeships
14. Outsourcing: transfer of enterprise, contract for services and temporary employment.
15. The termination of the employment relationship: individual dismissal and resignation
16. Business crisis and employment relationships: layoff and collective redundancies.