NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND LABOUR LAW

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND LABOUR LAW

Antonio Dimitri Zumbo

Instructional goals

The course will allow students to acquire knowledge of the main profiles of labour law, allowing them to understand the importance of new technologies and the effects they are having on organization and labor law.

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course, the student will have an appropriate knowledge of: labor law; of the main technologies used in this area; the impacts that new technologies have/may have on organization and labour law; the potential and limits to the application of new technologies. The above knowledge will be acquired through participation in lectures, seminars, individual study, exercises, individual and group work. Applying knowledge and understanding: The student will be able to apply the notions learned to cases. In particular, he will be able to: analyze concrete situations; identify problems; find solutions; identify the right balance between productive interests and workers' rights. Making judgements: The student will be able to integrate the knowledge learned and analyze the complexity of the legal phenomena in the various aspects. He will be critically able to evaluate situations and find solutions, in the right balance of the various interests involved. Communications Skills: The course is taught in English and this will also contribute to the mastery of the language in the relevant field. Communication skills will also be enhanced through the preparation and presentation of individual and group work. Learning skills: Learning skills will be facilitated through the use of different teaching methodologies. The course, in fact, will be articulated through lectures, seminars, exercises, individual and group work, classroom presentations, study and examination of case studies, testimonials.

Course Contents

Introduction to labor law Workers and employees Contract types New technologies and labor law New technologies and work organization New technologies and activities Controls on work activity

Reference Books

Antonio Lo Faro, New Technology and Labour Law, Giappichelli, 20223. Selected topics Didactic material will be indicated and shared in class

Teaching Methods

Learning: lectures and autonomous exercises or "guided" by the teachers in the classroom Practice: expert guests and practical simulations Survey: analysis of different ideas and solutions Collaboration: work in small groups, discussion of the results of others and proposal of common results Discussion: seminars, group discussions, forum online Production: reports, presentations, proceedings and opinions

Assessment Method

- participation in lessons 20% - presentations and preparation of papers and reports 40% - final exam 40%

Thesis assignment criteria

Interest in the subject

Week 1

Introduction to labor law Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 2

Workers and employees Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 3

Contract types Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 4

New technologies and labor law Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 5

New technologies and work organization Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 6

New technologies and working activities Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 7

Controls on work activity Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes

Week 8

New technologies and labor market Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 9

Technologies and inequality Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes

Week 10

Innovation, skills and unemployment Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 11

ICT and Social economy Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.

Week 12

The relationship between innovation and technology Discussion of cases, laboratory activities, testimonials in relation to the topics dealt during the classes.