COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Collective Labour Law
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HUK 466
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course objective is to educate individuals in the fields of collective labour law and social security law.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students who succeeded in this course; -Will be able to explain legal notions related to collective labour law
  • Will have comprehensive knowledge about employer and employee organisations, employer and employee foundations, their functioning and their termination.
  • Will know about the process of collective bargaining and will be able to draft a collective agreement
  • Will gain expertise about labour disputes, strike and lock-out
Course Description The content of this course is generally notions, rules and institutions related to collective labour law and social security law. Related to collective labour law: right to association, notion of syndicate, historical development process of trade unions in Turkey and internationally, nation and international sources of collective labour law, right to establish trade unions, foundation, association and functioning of employer, employee and public unions, labor negotiations, collective employment relationship, labour disputes, its rules and process, notions of strike and lock-out, its rules and legal process, collective bargaining, its legal characteristics and field of application. Related to social security law: right to social security, its content, principles, rules and organization of social security, notion of social insurance, types of social insurance, historical development of social insurance in Turkey and internationally.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to collective labour law, the right to union, historical background. İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 751-772
2 Constitution and functioning of the employers’ and employees’ organizations. İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 808-862
3 Activities, supervision and termination of employer and employee organisations İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 853-864
4 Trade union membership İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 823-837
5 Trade union freedom and job security İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 773-807
6 Trade union freedom and job security İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 773-807
7 Analysis of the litigation arising from the trande union regulations İlgili yargı kararları
8 Mid-Term
9 The features of the collective labor agreements and its covenant İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 865-920
10 The provisions of the collective labor agreements İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 921-934
11 Notion of social security and basic principles of social security İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 935-984
12 Collective labor disputes: Mediation – Strike and Lock-Out İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 985-1006
13 Strike and Lock-Out İş Hukuku Dersleri s. 1007-1041
14 Analysis of the litigation arising from the collective labor regulations İlgili yargı kararları
15 Review of the semester, case studies
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks

Nuri Çelik – Nurşen Caniklioğlu – Talat Canbolat: İş Hukuku Dersleri, 31. Bası, İstanbul, 2018.

Fevzi Demir: İş Hukuku ve Uygulaması, İzmir, 2018.

Suggested Readings/Materials A. Can Tuncay: Toplu İş Hukuku, İstanbul, 2010; Cevdet İlhan Günay: İş Hukuku ve Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, Ankara, 2010.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
10
1
10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
3
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
16
    Total
100

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles.

2

To be able to solve the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view.

3

To be able to evaluate the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach.

4

To be able to evaluate the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions.

5

To be able to have awareness of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour.

6

To be able to take responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking.

7

To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law.

8

Working efficiently and effectively, learning how to be a team member, taking responsibilities, being open minded, constructive, open to criticism and having self confidence

9

To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach.

10

To be able to inform the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written.

11

To be able to monitor the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1) .

12

To be able to use the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”).

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest