| Course Name | Flexicurity Practices and Its Legal Consequences |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 555 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The course objective is the evaluation of the flexicurity regulations within the labor law and social security law. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In line with the objective, the course will begin with the conceptual analysis of the flexicurity. The legal situation in comparative law shall be reviewed. The course then analyses the forms of flexibility and security in labor law and social security law. The regulations on these forms will be discussed in details. Some of the subjects that will be thaught during the semester are: atypical working patterns (that is imported in to Turkish legislation with the Law no. 4857 and heavily discussed since then), job security and severance pay fund, etc. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | The concept of flexicurity. | First Chapter II. A - D |
| 2 | The flexicurity regulations in comparative law. | First Chapter III. |
| 3 | The flexicurity regulations in comparative law. | First Chapter III. |
| 4 | The forms of flexibility and flexible working regulations. | First Chapter I. A - B |
| 5 | Flexible working regulations in Law no. 4857 - Regulations on atypical work | Second Chapter I. A – F. |
| 6 | Flexible working regulations in Law no. 4857 - Regulations on working hours and leaves. | Second Chapter I. G – N. |
| 7 | The regulations on security in labor law and social security law – Regulations toward job and employment security I – Termination of the contract of employment | Second Chapter II. A. 1. |
| 8 | Regulations toward job and employment security II – Severance pay – Notice of termination and pay in lieu of notice – Pay for malicious intent | Second Chapter II. A. 2. – 4. |
| 9 | Mid-term exam. | |
| 10 | Regulations toward wage security I – Unemployment insurance | Second Chapter II. C. 1. |
| 11 | Regulations toward wage security II – Wage guarantee fund – short time working payments – Benefit for temporary incapacity due to maternity – Nursing grants | Second Chapter II. C. 2 – 4. |
| 12 | Regulations toward combination security | Second Chapter II. D. |
| 13 | Analysis of court decisions. | Court decision samples. |
| 14 | Review of the Semester | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Türk İş Hukuku ve Sosyal Güvenlik Hukukunda Güvenceli Esneklik – Siyami Alp Limoncuoğlu |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 5 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | 1 | 20 |
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 70 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 30 | |
| Total |
| 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 | 16 | 7 | 112 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
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| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 30 | ||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 195 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To consolidate the ability of interpretation of events on the basis of legal principles by analytical thinking in the field of private law. | X | |||||
| 2 | The acquisition of knowledge on private law and its sub-disciplines. | X | |||||
| 3 | To generate new information putting together the knowledge of various disciplines with theoretical and applied ones that are gained from expert level of private law. | X | |||||
| 4 | To have the ability for utilizing theoretical and applied knowledge gaining from expert level of private law on the analysis of the problems. | X | |||||
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| X | |||||
| 6 | To be able to convey the expert level of knowledge and equipment that will be possessed on private law and its sub-disciplines effectively verbally and in writing. | X | |||||
| 7 | To be able to solve legal disputes, particularly those brought before the judicial bodies. | X | |||||
| 8 | To be able to have effective communication skills. | X | |||||
| 9 | To pursue social, scientific and ethical values during the processing and evaluation of knowledge. | X | |||||
| 10 | To be able to conduct an independent study that requires specialty in the field of private law and about its sub-disciplines. | X | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
