Labour Law for Research Professionals, 1 ECT
Aims:
A person with academic doctoral skills often needs to know the rules of working life in his/her career, as a head of a university based research programme, university teaching unit or in similar tasks outside the academia. In order to successfully launch and run research teams, an academic person should master basic knowledge on the normative framework in working life. Thus, the point of view is that of the person responsible for the research management.
There is no universal labour law. Consequently, the course is mainly based on Finnish labour law. However, many or most basic norms in labour law in the European Union (EU) are harmonised, or there are common EU minimum requirements that national law has to fulfil. Regulation is also often based on international human rights standards. The course gives an overall understanding of the most important labour law framework for the research environment, and helps the participants to find relevant information on legal regulations, if and when they need it later in their careers.
Learning outcomes:
Participants should learn to know the relevant labour law rules and have the skill to seek relevant information on legal issues related to working life and personnel management. These include norms on employment, recruiting, employment contracts, and dismissal. The participants have a general understanding of the role of collective agreements. Participants understand the responsibility for occupational safety to the extent the rules are relevant in research. Participants become familiar with certain rules related to occupational mobility, and they learn to respect the prohibition of discrimination and requirements of equality planning. Participants further learn to recognize situations where a need he/she needs to consult experts on working life regulation.
Contents:
Rules on labour contracts, especially Labour Contracts Act, impact on collective agreements, based on Collective Agreements Act, rules on occupational safety, especially those on employer’s responsibilities in Occupational Safety and Health Act, rules on non-discrimination and equality planning in Act on Equality between Women and Men and Non-Discrimination Act.
Mode of delivery:
Time: 14.2.2012 at 13-16
Place: Place: Calonia 2 (Vänrikinkatu 2, 2. floor)
Registration: is closed (dl 1.2.2012)
The course is based on face to face teaching (three hours) and independent study of course materials, mainly course materials and legal regulations available in electronic form. Teaching is based on lectures.
Assessment:
The learning outcomes are assessed by an exam immediately after the course. Assessment on scale 1-5.
Language:
English
Teacher(s):
Professor Martti Kairinen and Professor Kevät Nousiainen from Faculty of Law, Turku University