Study:	Civil Law - 9. semester Commercial Law - 9. semester Constitutional-Administrative - 9. semester Criminal Law - 9. semester International Law - 9. semester The European Union Law - 9. semester
Code:	94484
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Željko Potočnjak prof. dr. sc. Ivana Grgurev izv. prof. dr. sc. Viktor Gotovac izv. prof. dr. sc. Ivana Vukorepa
Lecturers:	dr. sc. Iva Bjelinski Radić - Lectures
Exam dates:	29. 08. 2022. 12. 09. 2022. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

Jaspers, Teun; Penning, Frans; Peters, Saskia (eds).; European Labour Law; Intersentia (2019), pp. 1-430, 477-488 Davies, A. C. L.; EU Labour Law; Edward Elgar Publishing (2012), pp. 131-140 Relevant EU sources of law and CJEU case law;

Description:

In the introduction to the course a historical development, sources and competences of EU employment and social security law are explained. Furthermore, the course deals with the following topics: The concept of employee in the EU law; Contracts of Employment: Fixed and part-time work; Working time; Equality and prohibition of discrimination; Termination of Employment; Freedom of association; Industrial actions; Transfer of undertakings; Information and consultation of employees; Maternity rights; Parental leave; Freedom of movement for workers; Social security and pension rights.

Cognitive Skills:

After successfully mastering the course, students will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding
Define basic concepts of labour protective rights and social security rights guaranteed at the EU level.
Critically evaluate and recognize the need for the development of EU employment law and social security law and to understand the relationship of the EU acquis and employment law and social security law of EU member states.
Explain the basic concepts of individual and collective employment rights as well as social security rights at the EU level.
Explain the legal opinions presented in the ECJ's settled case law, relevant for the development of EU employment and social security law.


Application
Describe the development of EU employment law and social security law.
Understand the basic concepts of EU employment and social security law.

Illustrate the basic concepts EU employment and social security law developed by the ECJ in its settled case law. Apply knowledge noting any discrepancies of the national employment and social security law with the acquis communautaire.

Analysis
To analyze the case law of the ECJ in the area of labour law and social security law.
Compare the basic concepts of EU labour and social security law with the relevant concepts of national labour and social security law and verify their compliance.
Distinguish between good and bad practices in the area of labour law and social security law.

Synthesis
Collect data on the basic concepts of EU labour and social security law (and find relevant acquis).
Formulate problems that arise when defining labour and social security protection at the EU level.
Formulate opinions about the level of labour and social security protection at the EU level and the need for harmonization of such protection among EU member states.

Evaluation
To decide on the need to harmonize national labour law and social security law among EU Member States.
Assess the compliance of basic concepts of EU labour law and social security law with the relevant concepts provided by the national law.
Evaluate the role of the ECJ in the development of EU labour and social security law.
Assess the need of changing the regulation of basic concepts of EU labour and social security law in order to align with the social changes.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully mastering the course, students will be able to: present publicly the learning outcomes, namely, the knowledge of EU individual and collective labour law as well as EU social security law; express a clear, well-structured text explaining their views regarding the basic concepts of EU labour and social security law; participate in the team meant for protection of workers’ rights and social protection of EU citizens.
 

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge will be evaluated by student's essay and oral exam. Student write an essay on a topic agreed upon in collaboration with the teacher. When writing essay, the student is expected to show understanding of selected topic through analysis of the acquis and national law in this area. In that way it will be evaluated, similarly as in the oral examination, understanding the basic concepts of EU labour law and social security law, that is, an understanding of the acquis, in particular through the analysis of relevant case-law of the ECJ.

Consultations schedule:

• prof. dr. sc. Željko Potočnjak:

  Fridays at 10.00 with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/wnw-ooso-cjk?authuser=0

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 14, room 45
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Viktor Gotovac:

  Wednesdays at 17.00

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 11
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Ivana Vukorepa:

  From 1st October 2021 until 30th September 2022 there will be no consultation hours due to sabbatical. 

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 13
• dr. sc. Iva Bjelinski Radić:

  Mondays at 9.30 - online via Google Meet link http://meet.google.com/jmi-sgiw-aeb

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 40 (4. kat - potkrovlje)