The course aims principally to provide students knowledge and skills about case law on trade union and labour law to complete and refine the theoretical knowledge acquired in the institutional course of Trade union and Labour law. The acquisition of such knowledge is indispensable for the exercise of the profession of Labour Consultant, aimed at providing support to the enterprises also looking the concrete application of law made by the case law. Furthermore, given the particular importance of the issue of the protection of the health and safety of workers in the framework of the course of study, specific attention will be given to the application, in the courtroom, of the preventive discipline, the knowledge of which is essential to be competent to perform the professional activities related to the safety at work law.

 The course’s method, which combines traditional teaching (lectures) with innovative-experimental techniques (Debate, Flipped Learning and use of the Moodle-blended learning platform), is aimed at developing both basic and higher cognitive knowledge.  In this way, through the direct debate with the teacher and the work in the classroom (Teaching Working Class), we want to encourage the learning process through a more student’s effective involvement and a better organization of the teaching materials, to facilitate the knowledge processes during the course’s development. 

The course includes the study of case law on trade union and labour law and, in particular, with regard to the trade union law, the most relevant and current issues on: trade union representation and representativeness; collective agreement; collective conflict and anti-union behavior. With regard to the individual employment relationship, it will focus on its genesis, as well as on the course and on the extinction of the same, through the analysis of certain issues of particular relevance related to the definition of the case "gainful employment", to flexible contractual arrangements, to obligations and to rights of the worker and the powers and duties of the employer, with specific reference to those regarding health and safety at work, and to dismissal.

In particular, upon presentation of the course, they will be dealt with the following topics, in order:

Part I: Trade union case law

1) Trade union representation and representativeness (Cass. lav., 07-03-2012, n. 3545; Corte Cost., 23-07-2013, n. 231; Trib. Brescia, 04-02-2014);

2) Collective agreement and collective bargaining agreement (Cass. lav., 14-08-2014, n. 18012; Cass. lav., 26-04-2016, n. 8253; Cass. lav. 12-02-2021, n. 3671; App. Napoli, 03-02-2022; Trib. Milano, 22-03-2022, n. 673);

3) Collective conflict and anti-union behavior (Cass. lav., 26-01-2016, n. 1350; Cass. lav., 10-07-2015, n. 14444; Cass. lav., 05-11-2015, n. 22617; Trib. Firenze, 23-11-2021).

Part II: The discipline of the individual employment relationship in the case law 

1) The qualification of the employment relationship between subordination and autonomy (Cass. lav., 24-01-2020, n. 1663; Cass. lav., 04-07-2017, n. 16377); 

2) Jus variandi (Trib. Roma, 30-09-2015);

3) The power of control (Cass. pen., sez. III, 11-06-2012, n. 22611; Cass. pen., sez. III, 08-05-2017, n. 22148; Cass. lav., 27-05-2015, n. 10955; Trib. Genova, 14-12-2021);

4) The exercise of disciplinary power (Cass. lav., 21-11-2014, n. 24881; Cass. lav., 13-06- 2012, n. 9644);

5) The regulation of health and safety in the workplace (Cass. lav., 16-03-2016, n. 5233; Cass. lav., 26-04-2016, n. 8237; Cass. pen., sez. IV, 10-02-2015, n. 5983; Cass. pen., 15-01-2013, n. 1856);

6) Flexible work: in particular, the fixed-term employment contract (Cass. lav., 02-04-2012, n. 5241; Cass., sez. un., 15-03-2016, n. 5072; Trib. Bari 31-01-2022);

6) The rules on individual dismissals (Trib. Bologna, 15-10-2012; Cass. lav., 06-11-2014, n. 23669; Cass. lav., 13-10-2015, n. 20540; Cass. lav., 13-10-2015, n. 20545; Cass. lav., 08-05-2019, n. 12174; Cass., sez. lav., 11-04-2022, n. 11665; Cass., S.U., 27-12-2017, n. 30985; Corte Cost., 01-04-2021, n. 59; Corte Cost. 19-05-2022, n. 125; Corte Cost. 22-07-2022, n. 183).

Diritto sindacale e del lavoro privato e pubblico (Trade union and private and public sector law)

Knowledge and understanding Students will have to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the rules and of the institutions of trade unon and labour law and the understanding of its fundamentals with regard to the interpretation given to it by the case law.

Applying knowledge and understanding Students will have to demonstrate the ability to explain and interpret the decisions on the trade union and labour law and to be able to rebuild their issues in the light of the overall evolution of matter. The acquisition of the above requirements will be verified in the following ways: reading "reasoned" of judgments in the classroom and public debate on them; discussion, self-assessment tests and final exam aimed at verifying the knowledge and communication and argumentative skills.

Making judgments Students will have to demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge gathering and interpreting relevant data that emerge from the cases dealt in class with regard to trade union and labour law and proposing solutions to their issues. This capacity is gained during the educational activities and verified in the self-assessment test and in the final oral exam.

Communication skills Students will have to demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly, with knowledge of legal language, arguments and conclusions in relation to the knowledge acquired during the course, taking properly the necessary information, formulating ideas and proposing solutions to problems emerging from the decisions considered in the field of trade union and labour law. Communication skills will be tested in classroom discussions and in the final oral exam.

Learning skills Students will have to demonstrate that they have developed those learning skills that will enable them to continue in the study with a high degree of autonomy. To this end they will have to demonstrate the ability to update their knowledge and deepen them to the light of the case law on trade union and labour law in relation to the evolution of labour law also in order to adjust their skills with regard to different professional contexts in which they will be called to operate. The adequacy of the acquisition of learning skills will be verified by the self-assessment tests and the final oral exam.

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

The acquisition of skills will be verified in itinere through self-assessment tests.

Teaching

Teaching will take place in traditional mode (lectures) and in innovative-experimental mode (Debate, Flipped Learning).

Specifically, the lessons will be carried out in the following ways:

traditional (lectures),
with flipped technique (n. 6 meetings),
with debate technique (n. 1 meeting).

  

Innovative teaching methods

Flipped learning, debate

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended, also in consideration of the specific teaching methods.  

  

Course books

The texts of study consist of the same decisions on trade union and labour law, which will be dealt with in class and that will be downloadable from the Moodle Platform (Blended Learning) of the University website.

  

Assessment

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more, concerning some decisions on the trade union and labour law treated in class. 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”.

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.

Teaching

  

Course books

The texts of study consist of the same decisions on trade union and labour law, which will be dealt with in class and that will be downloadable from the Moodle Platform (Blended Learning) of the University website.

Furthermore, to facilitate the understanding of non-attending students, the following materials are indicated: summary diagrams uploaded to the Moodle Platform. However, the scope of the study programs remains the same.

  

Assessment

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more,  concerning some decisions on the trade union and labour law treated in class. 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”.

  

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/