COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CEK 4003 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR COŞKUN SARAÇ

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

The lesson aims to introduce students to the principles and process of the Turkish collective bargaining system which regulated in The Syndicates and Collective Labour Agreement Act numbered 6356 .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to gain knowledge and understanding of the legal system of Turkish Syndicates and Collective Labour Agreement law
2   Being able to formulate and evaluate simple legal arguments
3   Being able to show some ability to analyse the existing law critically.
4   Being able to learn to define and use legal terms and concepts related to collective bargaining
5   Being able to learn about the distinctions between collective labour agreement, collective bargaining and individual agreement
6   Being able to describe the stages involved in Turkish Collective Bargaining process
7   Being able to apply the major rules in solving problem questions in Collective Labour Agreement Law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition,content, scope and level of collective labour agreement
2 Effects, duration and expiry of a collective labour agreement;Extension procedure of collective labour agreement
3 Conclusıon of collectıve labour agreements : application procedure for determining competence
4 Disputes as to competence; certificate of competence
5 Invitation to collective bargaining; the competent authority
6 Commencement of collective bargaining; conclusion of a collective labour agreement, signature and submission
7 Dısputes and medıatıon
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Definition of strike, lawful strike, unlawful strike,lock-out,lawful lock-out and unlawful lock-out; Decision to call a lawful strike or order a lawful lock-out -part 1
10 Definition of strike, lawful strike, unlawful strike,lock-out,lawful lock-out and unlawful lock-out; Decision to call a lawful strike or order a lawful lock-out -part 2
11 Prohıbıtıon and suspensıon of strıkes and lock-outs; Recourse to the High Court of Arbitration in the event of prohibitions ;Strike ballot
12 Commencement of a strike or lock-out -part 1
13 Commencement of a strike or lock-out -part 2
14 Consequences of strike or lock-out -part 1
15 Consequences of strike or lock-out -part 2
16 fFINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Toplu Iş Ilişkileri, Prof. Dr. Melda SUR
Iş Hukuku Dersleri, Prof. Dr. Nuri ÇELIK
Iş Hukuku ve Uygulaması, Prof. Dr. Fevzi DEMIR

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is conducted through theoretical sessions with practical examples.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 3 3 9
Case study 11 3 33
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 5 3 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 119

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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