IV0039 Topical Problems of Labour and Labour Safety Law

Code IV0039
Name Topical Problems of Labour and Labour Safety Law
Status Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice
Level and type Post-graduate Studies, Professional
Field of study Civil Safety
Faculty Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management
Academic staff Mihails Urbans, Daina Ose
Credit points 4.0
Parts 1
Annotation The study course covers safety and health protection of employees at work, the legal basis for the organisation of the occupational health and safety system in Latvia and the EU. An insight into the regulation of employers' obligations and rights in Latvian and international laws and regulations, pointing out common and different nuances of occupational health and safety regulation in Latvia, as well as issues of control and liability. The study course provides an overview of the labour law system in Latvia and the limits of the scope of international legal norms. Students are introduced to the requirements for drawing up administrative reports and to administrative procedure..
Contents
Content Full- and part-time intramural studies Part time extramural studies
Contact hours Independent work Contact hours Independent work
Concept, system and sources of labour and occupational health and safety law, development and trends. 0 0 2 7
Subjects of employment relations, their legal capacity. Examples of judicial practice. 0 0 3 7
Basics of the employment relationship emergence, practices, case studies. 0 0 3 7
Content of collective agreements, agreements on occupational health and safety measures. 0 0 4 7
Contents of the employment contract and the procedure for concluding it, issues, case law. 0 0 3 9
General grounds for termination of employment contract. Types of contractual termination notice and their realisation. 0 0 4 9
Organisational framework for occupational safety and health and employer responsibilities. 0 0 4 8
Subject of administrative law, administrative act, actual action of the institution. 0 0 4 11
Social dialogue, mediation and civil procedural remedies. 0 0 3 10
Examination. 0 0 2 0
Total: 0 0 32 75
Goals and objectives
of the course in terms
of competences and skills 		The aim of the study course is to provide knowledge in the basic issues of occupational health and safety and labour law related to the conclusion, termination and guarantees of employment contracts, general regulation of labour law and occupational health and safety law subjects, other relevant aspects of the field of law. Tasks of the study course are: - to learn to navigate labour relations from the perspective of the employee and the employer; - to provide an understanding of the differences between the institutions and regulation of labour law and occupational health and safety law; - to acquaint with the legal consequences and liability for breaches of labour law and safety at work, the criteria for determining loss and damage and liability; - create an understanding of the differences in dispute resolution frameworks and procedures, and the choice of appropriate proceedings; - to acquaint with the main types of employment contracts, drafting requirements and the specific features of the employment relationship framework.
Learning outcomes
and assessment 		Is able to analyse legal issues, make proposals for solving situations, and avoid labour law and labour protection law violations. - Exercises, tests.
Is able to apply theoretical knowledge in solving labour law and labour protection legal relations. - Exercises, discussions, situation solving. Examination.
Is able to apply labour law in dealing with breaches of occupational health and safety legislation - Exercises, discussions, situation solving. Examination.
Is able to assess the organisational system of occupational safety and health in an enterprise and its compliance with legal requirements. - Study of court practice, case studies, discussions. Examination.
Evaluation criteria of study results
Test - 45%
Tasks (exercises and situation solving) - 5%
Active participation in seminars (discussion on legal practice) - 5%
Examination - 45%
 
Course prerequisites Basic knowledge of labour law and occupational health and safety law.
Course planning
Part CP Hours Tests
Lectures Practical Lab. Test Exam Work
1 4.0 32.0 16.0 0.0 *
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