Labour Law and Human Resources Management

Proff. Pietro Antonio Varesi-Franca Cantoni

Module I – Advanced Labour Law

Prof. Pietro Antonio Varesi

COURSE AIMS

The course will analyse in depth the most recent reforms in labour law, with special reference to:

- trade union legislation and industrial relations system;

-organisation and regulation of the labour market, especially job finding and other active labour policies.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student must demonstrate:

-knowledge of the trade union legislation;

-public institutions and private bodies that play a part in active labour policies and in supplying labour services.

COURSE CONTENT

Part I

Trade union law and Italian industrial relations system.

Part II

Organisation of the labour market and active labour policies.

-European employment strategies.

-Decentralisation of national government powers to the regions and local authorities.

-The semi-public system of job finding.

-Occupational training.

-Traineeships and job orientation.

-Community work.

-Economic and legal incentives for hiring disadvantaged persons.

READING LIS

M. Magnani, Diritto sindacale, Ed. Giappichelli, Torino, 2013, pp. 1-206.

A. Tursi-P. A. Varesi, Istituzioni di diritto del lavoro, 6th edition, Cedam, Padua, 2013, chapters 2-12 (pp. 33-180).

Students are advised to use an up-to-date labour law code that includes the most recent new legislation, for example,

P.A. Varesi-G. Fava, Codice del lavoro. Costituzione e leggi fondamentali, IPSOA, Milan, 2012.

TEACHING METHOD

Lectures together with seminars conducted by experts in the field.

ASSESSMENT METHOD

Oral examination.

NOTES

Further information can be found on the Faculty notice board.

Module II – Human Resources Management

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to develop the main themes of an economic-business matrix relating to the management and the development of human resources in organisations both in Italy and abroad. Significant reference will be made to the options available for managing employees in a corporate environment and to the main responsibilities currently required of industrial and service companies (both for-profit and not-for-profit).

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student must demonstrate:

-knowledge of how to manage human resources in competitive, uncertain and innovation-driven environments;

-capacity to identify the conditions for aligning individual needs to those of the business enterprise;

-capacity to assess the combined impact of human resources management techniques consistent with the outlined strategic and organisational choices.

COURSE CONTENT

-The strategic management of human resources.

-Modules and steps in the process of managing human resources in national and

international contexts.

-Use of the main tools for human resources management.

-Human resources management in different business contexts.

-Cross cultural management and human resources management.

READING LIST

For Students Attending Lessons:

Handouts distributed in class.

For Students not Attending Lessons:

G. Costa-M. Gianecchini, Risorse umane: persone,relazioni e valore, McGraw Hill, 2nd ed., 2009.

F. Prandstraller-B. Quacquarelli, Risorse umane internazionali, Apogeo 2011.

S. Werner - R. S. Schuler -S. E. Jackson, Human Resource Management, South Western, Cengage Learning, International Edition, 2012.

TEACHING METHOD

For students attending lessons the course will be taught exclusively through seminars using a dynamic teaching and learning process that requires active participation by students. Some lessons will be replaced by a series of meetings with managers and entrepreneurs from various businesses operating in a variety of sectors.

ASSESSMENT METHOD

For students not attending lessons there will be a final written examination. For students attending lessons, assessment will be based on an interim group assignment and a final written examination.

NOTES

Further information can be found on the or on the Faculty notice board.