Labour Law (HUK401) | GSÜ - ECTS Information Guide

Content

Objective

The aim of the course is to have the basic concepts of labour law and be aware of the legislation and court decisions in this area.

Course Content

Within the context of this course, the subject and the basic elements of labour law will be presented, the employment agreement will be introduced with all his aspects. The collective labour relations will be analysed. The discussion will be based on real-life cases and stories.

Course Learning Outcomes

The students will have a knowledge of labour law and develop their capacity of critical analysis.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lecture, practice, case method

References

Sarper Süzek, İş Hukuku, İstanbul 2017
Turkish labour codes
Court of Cassation Rulings

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Subject of labour law
2	General definitions
3	General definitions
4	Employment agreement
5	Workers' obligations
6	Employers' obligations
7	Working hours
8	Vacations
9	Suspension of employment agreement
10	Termination of employment contract
11	Termination of employment contract
12	Safety and labour hygiene
13	Trade union rights
14	Collective labour contracts, collective labour disputes, strikes

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	1	40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	60
Total	2	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	Number	Contribution
Assignments	0	0
Presentation	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	40
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
Total	1	40

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them.					X
2	Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline.				X
3	Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology.					X
4	Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems.					X
5	Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy.					X
6	Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions.					X
7	Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems.					X
8	Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system.				X
9	Being able to explain technical legal knowledge 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
10	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
11	Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems.			X
12	Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law.					X
13	Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals.					X
14	Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal.					X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	14	3	42
Working Hours out of Class	10	4	40
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	6	6
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	8	8
Total Workload			96
Total Workload / 25			3.84
Credits ECTS			4