COURSE SYLLABUS

LABOUR LAW AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW

1	Course Title:	LABOUR LAW AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW
2	Course Code:	HUK4042
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	7
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	5
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi KAMİL AHMET SEVİMLİ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ahmetsevimli@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Understanding the fundamental notion and concepts of individualized Labour Law (employment Law), Collective Labour Law & Social Security Law Scrutinizing legislations in force Earning practical and a theorical skills to resolve disputes in the areas of law mentioned.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Describing the objective and content of labour law & Social Security Law.;
2	Interpreting the labour (employment) contact. Understanding and interpreting the obligations arising from labour (employment) contract.;
3	Understanding the procedures and legal consequences of the termination of the employment contract;
4	Understanding and interpreting the basic principles concerning the regulation of the work;
5	Describing the trade (labour) unions of employees and employers and their functions Interpreting the concept of union freedom.;
6	Defining the collective bargaining and collective agreement. Understanding and internalizing the methods of Collective Dispute Resolution.;
7	Evaluating the application scope of the Social Insurance and Universal Health Insurance Act. Studying the financing of the social security system.;
8	Evaluating the types of short term and long term social insurance branches Analyzing the concepts of industrial accident and occupational disease. ;
9	Understanding general health insurance & unemployment insurance.;
10	Distinguishing main doctrinal dissidences. Being aware of the jurisprudence of the Supreme (Appeal) Courts;

22	Course Content:

	Theoretical	Practical
	Historical background & Fundamental notions of the Individual Labour (Employment) Law- employee, employer and the employers' representative The relationship between the employer and sub-employer Workplace and transfer of workplace, The scope of the Labour Acts (Statutes) The types of employment contracts Formation of employment contract, limits of freedom to contract in Individual Labour (Employment) Law Rights and duties of the employers and employees arising from the employment contract Termination of the employment contract- concept of the termination by the parties Period of notice and compensation of notice The scope of the regulations concerning job security- termination by the employer on the grounds of valid reasons Procedure of termination of employment contract and the consequences arising from the termination Termination of the employment contract on the grounds of just reason- Severance pay Working Time (work days, working hours), The right of rest- weekly rest- Holidays -annual paid leave Unionization and historical development of trade (labour) Labour unions Right and Freedom of association in Unions and legal guaranties of the right The establishment and the activities of the unions Union Membership The concept of Collective Agreement and characteristics of the agreement Formation and conclusion of the collective agreement The scope and the provisions of the collective agreement Amendment and termination of the collective agreement Collective disputes and methods of resolution Mediation in collective labour law, Strike and lockout Disputes arising from the interpretation of collective agreement, bringing up a case arising from this disputes to court or arbitration Illegal strike, Illegal lockout and legal consequences The concept of Social Security and historical background- Social Security in international instruments The basic principles and finance of Social Security System The scope of application of Social Insurance and Universal Health Insurance Act; the concept of insured, The notification of insurance; the period of insurance; expiry of insurance The premiums, and the premium documents which shall be given to the Social Security Institution; and the sanctions Premium incentives, joint responsibility for the premiums, The determination of the service as insured by a court decision, The premiums, The concepts of the industrial accident and occupational disease, The aids provided to the insured under the industrial accident and occupational disease insurance branch The recourse of the Social Security Institution to the employer Maternity insurance, Unemployment insurance, Sickness insurance, disability insurance The old-age insurance, The Survivors' insurance The universal health insurance; the basic principles and the scope, The conditions to qualify for health care under the universal health insurance The private pension, The regime without premium Case study

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Nuri Çelik,İş Hukuku Dersleri, Beta Yayınları; Sarper Süzek, İş Hukuku, Beta Yayınları; Savaş Taşkent/ Öner Eyrenci/ Devrim Ulucan, Bireysel İş Hukuku, Legal Yayınları; Ercan Akyiğit, İş Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınları, Tankut Centel/ Kenan Tunçomağ, İş Hukukunun Esasları, Beta Yayınları; Ercan Güven/ Ufuk Aydın, Bireysel İş Hukuku, Nisan Kitabevi, Hamdi Mollamahmutoğu/ Muhittin Astarlı, İş Hukuku, Turhan Yayınları; Müjdat Şakar, İş Hukuku ve Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, Beta Yayınları; A. Can Tuncay, Toplu İş Hukuku, Beta Yayınları; Melda Sur, İş Hukuku Toplu İlişkiler,Turhan Kitabevi; Ali Güzel/Ali Rıza Okur/Nurşen Caniklioğlu, Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, Beta Yayınları; A.Can Tuncay/Ömer Ekmekçi, Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku Dersleri, Beta Yayınları; M. Fatih Uşan, Türk Sosyal Güvenlik Hukukunun Temel Esasları, Seçkin Yayınları; Müjdat Şakar, İş Hukuku ve Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, Beta Yayınları.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	28	7,5	210
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	0	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	3	3
Total WorkLoad			214
Total workload/ 30 hr			7,13
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High