HUK407

School of Law \ Law

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Compulsory

Turkish

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Bachelor of Law

In this course, the definition, characteristics, and sources of labour law are examined, along with the concepts of employee, employer, and workplace, as well as the scope of labour law. The concept and types of employment contracts, the formation of employment contracts, and the rights and obligations imposed on the parties are also covered. Additionally, general and specific reasons for the termination of employment contracts, the concept of job security, the legal consequences of contract termination, and the working hours of employees and their regulation are discussed.

Sarper SÜZEK - Süleyman BAŞTERZİ: Labour Law, İstanbul 2024.
Nuri ÇELİK - Talat CANBOLAT - Nurşen CANİKLİOĞLU - Ercüment ÖZKARACA: Lectures on Labour Law, İstanbul 2023.
Hamdi MOLLAMAHMUTOĞLU - Muhittin ASTARLI - Ulaş BAYSAL: Labour Law, Ankara 2022.
Haluk Hadi SÜMER: Labour Law, Ankara 2024.
Ömer EKMEKÇİ - Esra YİĞİT: Individual Labour Law, İstanbul 2024.

The main objectives are to gain knowledge about the rights and obligations of the parties in the legal relationship between the employee and the employer, to understand how the socially and economically weaker party is protected and the limits of this protection, to analyze how the practice has evolved in light of recent judicial decisions, and to define the sanctions that will apply in case of violations of legal regulations.

1. Gains a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts of labour law, such as employee, employer, employment contract, and workplace, as well as the purpose and sources of labour law.
2. Acquires knowledge about the emergence and development of labour law regulations, the necessity of maintaining a delicate balance, and their philosophical background.
3. Develops the ability to interpret labour law regulations, propose solutions to concrete legal issues, and reach legal conclusions.
4. Understands the historical development of labour law and the reasons and methods of state intervention in employment relationships.
5. Identifies the sanctions applied in labour law, distinguishes between different types of sanctions applicable to specific cases.
6. Lists the rights and obligations established under labour law and develops the ability to assert the parties' rights before judicial authorities and relevant institutions.
7. Recognizes the legal norms related to labour law, and distinguishes their relationships and differences from other social regulatory norms.

Week 1: Concept of labour law / Characteristics of labour law / Sources of labour law / Sanctions in labour law / Labour judiciary / Mediation.
Week 2: Concepts of employee and employer / Principal employer-subcontractor relationship.
Week 3: Sham transactions in principal employer-subcontractor relationships / Concept of employer’s representative / Scope of the Labour Law / Concept of the workplace.
Week 4: Elements of the employment contract / Fixed-term and indefinite-term employment contracts / Probationary period employment contracts / Part-time employment contracts.
Week 5: Temporary employment relationship / Formation of the employment contract / Employee’s duty to perform work.
Week 6: Employee’s other obligations / Employer’s duty to pay wages / Employer’s duty of equal treatment.
Week 7: Employer’s duty to pay wages / Employer’s duty to protect employees.
Week 8: Termination of the employment contract / Termination with notice.
Week 9: Job security.
Week 10: Termination of the employment contract for just cause.
Week 11: Severance pay.
Week 12: Working and rest periods.

• Midterm 40 %
• Final 60 %