Social legislation 2103-L-D4USTSP

Sources of labour law and labour law norms – division into common specific and international sources of labour law, with the characteristics of collective labour agreements, regulations, as well as an overview of European labour law and the most important ILO conventions
Employment Relationship Law – characteristics of employment relationship law, with a presentation of the types of employment contracts, as well as characteristics of the most important flexible forms of employment
Establishment and termination of an employment relationship – issues of employment contract, establishment and termination of employment relationship and legal protection of employment relationship
Non-competition clause – discussion of the non-competition clause within and after the employment relationship
Protection of the employment relationship – discussion of the general and specific protection of the employment relationship
Protection of remuneration for work – a detailed discussion of the issue of protection of the right to remuneration and the principles of determining remuneration and sources of regulations – remuneration regulations, collective labour agreements
Material liability – premises of material liability and types of liability
Protection of maternity and young people
Occupational health and safety – health and safety rules, general regulations and examples of specific regulations
Collective labour law - trade union law, collective dispute resolution, collective bargaining agreements
The problem of implementing European law into the labour law system
Flexible forms of employment
Technological transformation and the labour market
Labour market law and labour market policy
Social system of labour and labour protection
Situation of people with disabilities

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

The social legislation assumes mastery of the knowledge of Polish labour law, with particular emphasis on the law of employment relations, labour and remuneration protection, working time and special rights available in the case of employment of disabled persons. The lectures will focus on labour law, both individual and collective labour law, labour market law, social dialogue and key acts in the field of protection of employee claims, labour inspection and vocational and social rehabilitation of the disabled. The lectures will be an overview of the institutions and an overview of the legislation in force in the indicated areas. The issues presented during the lectures will be developed and deepened in the practical dimension during classes conducted in parallel.

Course coordinators

Jacek Męcina

Learning outcomes

K_W03 The graduate knows and understands the theories describing the norms and rules that organize work and the labor market, as well as the social structures and institutions created on their basis; knows their sources, understands the conditions and consequences of their use in the areas of practical and professional activity.
K_W04 The graduate knows and understands the basic institutional and organizational structures of work and the labor market, the relations between them and the dynamics of their transformations.
K_U01 The graduate is able to use the knowledge of labour sciences for practical purposes to analyse and interpret social processes and phenomena taking place in the area of labour and the labour market.
K_U02 The graduate is able to use the acquired knowledge in the field of labour sciences in order to indicate the causes of the occurrence and course of social processes and phenomena taking place in the area of labour and the labour market.

Assessment criteria

Written exam

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

L. Florek – Prawo pracy, Warszawa 20018

K. Baran - Prawo pracy Komentarz Kraków WK 2018

M. Borzycka – Banaszczyk – Prawo pracy w zarysie, Warszawa 2016

M. Latos – Miłkowska, Rozwiązywanie umów o pracę, Warszawa 2000

M. Małecka, Jak zatrudniać? Etat czy współpraca, Warszawa 2003

J. Rybicki, Mobbing – zagrożenia współczesnego miejsca pracy, Gdańsk 2003

oraz ustawa Kodeks pracy + ustawy szczegółowe

J. Gardawski (red) – Pracujący Polacy a koniec fordyzmu Warszawa, 2009

A. Świątkowski, Europejskie prawo socjalne, Warszawa 1999

J. Męcina Wpływ dialogu społecznego na kształtowanie stosunków pracy, IPS Warszawa 2011

H. Morel Zbiorowe stosunki pracy w procesie przemian, IFiS PAN, Warszawa 1995

J. Wratny, Partycypacja pracownicza, IPiSS Warszawa 2003

oraz Konstytucja RP ustawa Kodeks pracy + ustawy szczegółowe

Additional information

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