The course aims to provide students with a general theoretical framework on the issues of labour law and industrial relations and to analyze some forms of regulatory experiences in different legal systems.

For this purpose, after an introductory methodological class, will be examined some specific issues, namely 1) definitions of “worker” and “employer”; 2) power of the employer, workers control, privacy and dignity limits; 3) freedom of association and collective bargaining.

Furthermore, the analysis will be addressed on the European Treaties, their regulations and more particularly some relevant European Directives. With reference to European Law, main topics which will be addressed are the following:

-The Evolution of the EC Social Policy and the Law Making  in the Field of Social policy;

-The Regulation on  the Free Movement of the Workers and of the Posting of Workers;

- Employee Rights and Restructuring Enterprises (Transfer of Undertakings, Collective Redundancies and Employees’ Rights and the Employer’s Insolvency); 

- Collective Labour Law (Worker Involvement in Decision-Making: Information, Consultation and Worker Participation, Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining and Collective Action).