The course aims to provide students with knowledge and skills regarding the most recent legislative innovations in the labor market, with specific reference to the "digital" one, focusing, given the current topic, on the innovations introduced in the digital platform work and on the legal guidelines that are developing in this area. The acquisition of this knowledge is particularly useful for the legal professions, given the increasing weight that labor law is gaining in the courtrooms and the technological revolution that also characterizes the work material.

The course includes the study of the decisions issued on riders and the reforms adopted to this regard, within the framework of the legislative decree No 81/2015, to provide protection for digital platform workers, with a specific focus on health and safety aspect, recently implicated by the emergency from Covid-19. In particular, after the presentation of the course, the topics will be addressed as follows:

1. From the so-called project work to hetero-organized collaborations. – 2. The digital job market, between work-on-demand via app and crowdworking. – 3. The Foodora case (and similar cases). – 4. Seeking protections for gig-workers: the role of social partners and regional legislation. – 5. From (failed) attempts to regulate the state to law No 128/2019, to the conversion of the decree law No. 101/2019. – 6. The modification of art. 2, paragraph 1, legislative decree No. 81/2015 and the introduction of the new V-bis chief. – 7. Digital work health and safety profiles.  

A) Knowledge and understanding:

Students are asked to prove that they have gained a thorough knowledge of the most recent labor market reforms, with specific reference to the "digital" one, as well as the ability to understand purposes, contexts, and consequences of the law policies implemented in recent times on labor law matters.  

B) Applying knowledge and understanding:

Students are asked to prove the ability to apply the gained knowledge in order to interpret laws and cases law.

C) Making judgements:

Students are asked to prove that they have acquired an adequate skill to qualify and interpret concrete situations, in order to address the legal issues with method and independent assessment.

D) Communication skills:

Students are asked to prove that they master the legal language, as well as the ability to illustrate their logical-legal path followed in solving problems and to argue their conclusions.

E) Learning skills:

Students are asked to prove they are able to follow autonomously the regulatory and jurisprudential developments on the subject in order to upgrade their skills.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lessons in the classroom, Flipped learning

Course books

M. Biasi, Tra fattispecie ed effetti: il “purposive approach” della Cassazione nel caso Foodora, in Lavoro, Diritti, Europa, n. 1/2020, pp. 1-17.

C. Lazzari, Alla ricerca di tutele per i gig-workers, fra supplenza giurisprudenziale, regolazione sociale e tentativi di normazione eteronoma, in Argomenti di diritto del lavoro, n. 3/2019, pp. 510-531.

F. Carinci, L’art. 2 d.lgs. n. 81/2015 ad un primo vaglio della Suprema Corte: Cass. 24 gennaio 2020, n. 1663, in WP CSDLE “Massimo D’Antona”.IT – 414/2020, pp. 1-19.

G. Santoro Passarelli, Sui lavoratori che operano mediante piattaforme anche digitali, sui riders e il ragionevole equilibrio  della Cassazione 1663/2020, in Lavoro, Diritti, Europa, n. 1/2020, pp. 1-13.

S. Giubboni, I riders e la legge, in Rivista del diritto della sicurezza sociale, n. 4/2019, pp. 847-852.

U. Carabelli, L. Fassina (a cura di), La nuova legge sui riders e sulle collaborazioni etero-organizzate. Atti del terzo Seminario annuale della Consulta giuridica Cgil (Roma, 17 dicembre 2019), n. 3/2020, limitatamente alle pp. 9-125.

C. Lazzari, Gig economy e tutela della salute e sicurezza sul lavoro. Prime considerazioni a partire dal caso Foodora, in Rivista del diritto della sicurezza sociale, n. 3/2018, pp. 455-487.

P. Pascucci, Note sul futuro del lavoro salubre e sicuro… e sulle norme sulla sicurezza di rider & co., in Diritto della Sicurezza sul Lavoro, n. 1/2019, I, pp. 37-57.

A. Rota, La tutela prevenzionistica dei riders nella l. n. 128/2019, in Labour § Law Issues, n. 1/2020, pp. 1-28.

All textbooks will be uploaded, before the lessons have started, on the Moodle platform, together with the case law under analysis.

Assessment

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The oral mode allows to evaluate, in the most complete way, as well as the communication skills of the student, the acquisition of analytical and critical skills required to students considering the complexity of issues and arguments of which they must demonstrate knowledge and understanding.

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

The students who attend the course regularly (at least 2/3 of the lessons) can take an intermediate test oral, carried out outside of the class timetable, regarding the following topics 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the program. The maximum evaluation of this exam is in 30ths.  

For attending students who have successfully passed the intermediate test, the final exam will consist of an oral discussion which will focus only on the following topics 6 and 7 of the program. For attending students who have not taken or have not successfully passed the intermediate exam, the final exam consists of an oral discussion which will focus on all the exam program.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

M. Biasi, Tra fattispecie ed effetti: il “purposive approach” della Cassazione nel caso Foodora, in Lavoro, Diritti, Europa, n. 1/2020, pp. 1-17.

C. Lazzari, Alla ricerca di tutele per i gig-workers, fra supplenza giurisprudenziale, regolazione sociale e tentativi di normazione eteronoma, in Argomenti di diritto del lavoro, n. 3/2019, pp. 510-531.

F. Carinci, L’art. 2 d.lgs. n. 81/2015 ad un primo vaglio della Suprema Corte: Cass. 24 gennaio 2020, n. 1663, in WP CSDLE “Massimo D’Antona”.IT – 414/2020, pp. 1-19.

G. Santoro Passarelli, Sui lavoratori che operano mediante piattaforme anche digitali, sui riders e il ragionevole equilibrio  della Cassazione 1663/2020, in Lavoro, Diritti, Europa, n. 1/2020, pp. 1-13.

S. Giubboni, I riders e la legge, in Rivista del diritto della sicurezza sociale, n. 4/2019, pp. 847-852.

U. Carabelli, L. Fassina (a cura di), La nuova legge sui riders e sulle collaborazioni etero-organizzate. Atti del terzo Seminario annuale della Consulta giuridica Cgil (Roma, 17 dicembre 2019), n. 3/2020, limitatamente alle pp. 9-125.

C. Lazzari, Gig economy e tutela della salute e sicurezza sul lavoro. Prime considerazioni a partire dal caso Foodora, in Rivista del diritto della sicurezza sociale, n. 3/2018, pp. 455-487.

P. Pascucci, Note sul futuro del lavoro salubre e sicuro… e sulle norme sulla sicurezza di rider & co., in Diritto della Sicurezza sul Lavoro, n. 1/2019, I, pp. 37-57.

A. Rota, La tutela prevenzionistica dei riders nella l. n. 128/2019, in Labour § Law Issues, n. 1/2020, pp. 1-28.

All textbooks will be uploaded, before the lessons have started, on the Moodle platform, together with the case law under analysis.

Assessment

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The oral mode allows to evaluate, in the most complete way, as well as the communication skills of the student, the acquisition of analytical and critical skills required to students considering the complexity of issues and arguments of which they must demonstrate knowledge and understanding.

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

The students who attend the course regularly (at least 2/3 of the lessons) can take an intermediate test oral, carried out outside of the class timetable, regarding the following topics 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the program. The maximum evaluation of this exam is in 30ths.  

For attending students who have successfully passed the intermediate test, the final exam will consist of an oral discussion which will focus only on the following topics 6 and 7 of the program. For attending students who have not taken or have not successfully passed the intermediate exam, the final exam consists of an oral discussion which will focus on all the exam program.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

In the Department is active Olympus, the Observatory for permanent monitoring of legislation and case law on health and safety in the workplace work. The Observatory carries out various activities including, in particular: - the management of a website with legislative databases, case law databases and databases of contracts, all concerning the safety at work; - depth articles, specialized reviews and thematic focus; - the management of an online scientific journal - "The Working Papers of Olympus", now “Law of occupational Safety and Health" (DSL) - in the field of security rights in the workplace, with ISSN, that employs a wide international scientific committee and refereeing procedures for the identification of essays to be published; - the organization of congresses and seminars including international ones. This observatory, whose website is freely accessible to all in a logic of public service, allows students of the CdS to find useful materials and documentation for their course of study and useful to draft their dissertation. It offers, also, through the mentioned congresses and seminars, the opportunity to meet the leading experts in the field and to analyse the most sensitive issues relating to it. http://olympus.uniurb.it/