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Lecturer(s)
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Šimečková Eva, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Labour law, its subject, its position in the legal system, its functions and sources. The topic aims to acquaint students with basic information about labour law as an independent branch of law, to define its subject and also to introduce students to the continuity of labour law with other branches of the legal system of the Czech Republic. - The scope, interpretation and application of Czech labour law norms. This topic builds on the students' knowledge of legal propedeutics and specifies the general knowledge already acquired in the specific area of labour law. - Basic principles of labour law. Within this topic, students are introduced to the basic principles contained in the Labour Code, but also to the basic principles of constitutional nature that apply to labour law relations. - Labour relations. The topic introduces students in particular to the concept, types and participants in labour relations. - Establishment of the employment relationship and its changes. The topic focuses mainly on the circumstances of the establishment of the employment relationship between the employee and the employer, the different ways of establishing the employment relationship and the key part is the employment contract and its requirements. - Methods of termination of the employment relationship. The different ways of termination of the employment relationship are the main content of this topic, their basic division depending on whether the legal action is unilateral, bilateral or termination of the employment relationship on the basis of a legal event or an official decision. - Agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship. This topic introduces students to the conclusion and formalities of agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship, agreements on work activity and agreements on the performance of work. - Working hours and rest periods. Students will be introduced to the legal length of working time, the distribution of working time and the legal regulation of overtime. The next part will deal with breaks at work, holidays and obstacles to work. - Remuneration for work. The subject is the current legal regulation of remuneration in the wage and salary sphere and the reimbursement of expenses provided to employees in connection with the performance of work. - Care of employees. The legislation on employee care comprises three main areas, namely care for the working conditions of employees, care for the professional development of employees and employee meals. - Liability relations in labour law. The topic will introduce students to the characteristics of employment liability and the different types of employment liability, including unjust enrichment. - Health and safety at work. The current legislation on occupational safety and health contained in the Labour Code.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The discipline provides basic information on the concept of labour law and its position in the legal system and introduces the student to the essential aspects of individual labour law. Labour law mainly regulates the relations arising between employees and employers. The course will teach individual labour law, focusing on the creation, change and termination of the employment relationship, the basic obligations of employees, working hours and rest periods, wages (salary) and their compensation, care of employees, working conditions, agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship and compensation for material and non-material damage. Emphasis is placed on students' practical skills in personnel work, in particular the drawing up of employment contracts, agreements, internal regulations, etc.
The student knows the basic concepts and institutes of labour law. The student knows the current legal regulation of labour relations and other relations arising in the exercise of the right to work. The student can apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in model examples. The student is able to interpret and apply legal regulations of labour law. The student completing this course will acquire basic knowledge in the field of labour law, with a focus on individual labour law. The student will thus be able to apply the theoretical knowledge of the legal regulations in this area to concrete cases. The student will be able to draw up simple employment law documents, in particular employment contracts, agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship and simple internal regulations of the employer.
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Prerequisites
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The completion of this course is not conditional on the completion of any other course.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Completion of the correspondence assignment given during the tutorial.
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Recommended literature
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Bělina, Miroslav - Drápal, Ljubomír a kol. (2019). Zákoník práce. Komentář.. Praha: C. H. Beck.
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Hůrka, Petr a kol. (2019). Pracovní právo v bodech s příklady. Praha : Wolters Kluwer.
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Hůrka, Petr a kol. (2020). Pracovní právo.. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk.
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Šimečková, Eva. Zákaz diskriminace v pracovněprávních vztazích. Praha: Leges.
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