Current Debates in Labour Law(ÖHYL-363)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÖHYL-363 | Current Debates in Labour Law | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Sedef KOÇ TANGÜN skoc@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The main objective of the course is to teach the individual labour relationship between employees and employers at a basic level. In this context, it is aimed to correctly interpret and resolve the disputes in this field under the guidance of doctrine and Yargıtay decisions. |
| Content |
The content of this course includes: 1. The concept, types and formation of employment contract. 2. Contractual rights and obligations between workers and employers. 3. Suspension and termination of the employment contract. 4. Consequences of termination of the employment contract such as job security and severance pay. 5. Labour regulations such as working and rest periods. In this course, it is aimed to teach basic knowledge in the field of labour law and to interpret and solve disputes in these areas correctly based on doctrines and Yargıtay decisions. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | At the end of the courses, students are expected to have the ability to identify and solve the problems in this field in the light of current literature discussions and judicial decisions by mastering the current developments in the field of individual labour law. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | After the lecture on the subject, studies based on the presentations of the students are carried out. |
| References |
1. Rebecca Mason & Janet Barlow, One person’s flexibility is another person’s insecurity: Zero Hours Contracts, https://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/poor-fit 2. Erbil Beytar - İşçinin Kişiliğinin ve Kişisel Verilerinin Korunması (Book) 3. İlke Gürsel - İşçinin Kişisel Verilerinin Korunması Hakkı (Book) 4. Yrd. Doç. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu - İş İlişkisinde İşçinin Kişisel Verilerinin Korunmasına İlişkin Sorunlar ve Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu, İş Hukukunda Yeni Yaklaşımlar, Prof. Dr. Kübra Doğan Yenisey (Editör), Arş. Gör. Seda Ergüneş Emrağ (Editör), Mayıs 2017, 1. Baskı (Book) 5. Canan Erdoğan – Kişilik Hakları Kapsamında İşçilerin İzlenmesi ve Gözetlenmesi (Book) |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and main features of labour law |
| 2 | The concept, types and formation of employment contract |
| 3 | Contractual rights and obligations between employees and employers - I |
| 4 | Contractual rights and obligations between employees and employers - II |
| 5 | Modification of the employment contract |
| 6 | Various provisions in the employment contract - I |
| 7 | Various provisions in the employment contract - II |
| 8 | Mid-term break |
| 9 | Termination of the employment contract |
| 10 | Consequences of termination of the employment contract - I |
| 11 | Consequences of termination of the employment contract - II |
| 12 | Overtime work and overtime pay |
| 13 | Organisation of work (work and rest periods) |
| 14 | Overall assessment |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 100 |
| Toplam | 1 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 100 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing positive norms in private law and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology, | X | ||||
| 2 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems, | X | ||||
| 3 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyze and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy, | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions, | X | ||||
| 5 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems, | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system, | X | ||||
| 7 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in private law in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner, | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals, | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems, | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to explain and utilize academic study methodologies in order to conduct academic research on a certain legal problem. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assignments | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Total Workload | 182 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 7.28 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 7 | ||