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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Work, Employment & Society
Module Code	LG228
School	School of Law & Government
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module takes a legal and sociological approach to exploring the regulation of contemporary working life in Europe. The module examines the changing nature of contemporary work organisation and legal and policy responses by the EU and national states. The module assesses critically how laws and policies at EU and Member State level have protected workers collective and individual rights by looking at a range of hard and soft law instruments that govern relationships between workers, employers, the state and the EU.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the ways in which contemporary working life in EU Member States is regulated.
2. Analyse critically the theoretical and policy underpinnings of the regulation of working life in the EU.
3. Compare and contrast different models of employment regulation.
4. Solve legal problems with reference to case law and legislation.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Tutorial	3	No Description
Independent learning	48	Reading for lectures
Assignment	24	research and write-up
Lecturer supervised learning	24	Simulation
On-line learning	2	Blog entries
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative syllabus.
Part I- The Changing World of WorkWork & Contemporary Life-From the Assembly Line to the Knowledge Economy; The Regulation of Work & Welfare in Europe-Models of Employment RelationsPart II-Work, Employment & Society- The Collective DimensionEU Social Policy- Evolution and DevelopmentSocial Dialogue- EU Law & PolicySocial Partnership & Competitive Corporatism: Examples from EU Member StatesEmployee Rights on Restructuring Enterprises- Transfer of Undertakings, Collective Redundancies and Employer InsolvencyEmployee Involvement at the Workplace- Information & Consultation Rights, & Partnership at WorkFreedom of Association & Collective Bargaining- Rights under International and EU Law; Examples from EU Member StatesPart III- Work, Employment & Society- The Individual DimensionFamily Friendly Working- Pregnancy and Parental RightsAtypical Work- Part-time, Fixed-Term and Agency WorkThe Welfare State- Social Security & Pension Rights.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Reflective journal	Blog entries	10%	n/a
Oral presentations	Simulation	40%	Once per semester
Assignment	Problem Question	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Barnard,: 0, EC Employment Law, latest ed,
Chalmers, Hadjiemmanuil, Monti & Tomkins: 0, EU Law, latest,
Davies: 0, Perspectives on Labour Law,
Daly and Doherty: 0, Principles of Irish Employment Law,

Other Resources

731, Websites, 0, http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/; www.ilo.org; http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/index_en.htm, 732, Journals, 0, Work, Employment & Society; Industrial Law Journal; Industrial Relations Journal; European Journal of Industrial Relations,

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