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Labour Law LL.M
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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To train highly qualified labour law specialists that
are able to provide legal consultations in this field,
explain the latest developments of labour law,
analyze and evaluate legal situations related to
employment relations, promptly and efficiently
solve practical legal problems and provide
suggestions for employers and employees'
representatives on improving legal regulation in the
field of labour law.
Learning outcomes:
1. Ability to think conceptually, solve labour law
and labour relation problems, including complex
ones when incomplete or limited information is
available, applying the available knowledge,
resources, and professional skills.
2. Ability to freely adapt the acquired knowledge of
labour law in practice, apply it in a constantly
changing environment, ability to generate new ideas
in a multicultural environment.
3. Ability to independently analyze, synthesize and
evaluate legal facts and related data, integrate
knowledge of labour law, unambiguously formulate
logical conclusions based on labour law knowledge,
focused on the improvement and enhancement of
professional activities.
4. Ability to provide services of an independent
labour law expert, using the acquired knowledge,
independently start, develop, manage the legal
consulting business, organize and carry out social
partnership processes (negotiations between the employer and trade unions, works councils, etc.),
consult on issues related to personal data
management and its use in labour law related
matters.
5. Ability to protect the rights and interests of
employees, employers, and other clients, peacefully
resolve labour disputes, as well as professionally
prepare, analyze, and evaluate legal documents -
requests, contracts, agreements, statements, etc.
required to initiate, execute, and terminate
employment relationships.
6. Ability to critically analyze, interpret, compare
and evaluate legal acts regulating employment
relations, provide creative and reasonable
suggestions for the improvement of these legal acts.
7. Ability to work in a team, in effective cooperation
with colleagues, reconcile opposing interests, take
responsibility for the quality of their own and the
team's activities, make socially responsible and
ethical decisions.
8. Ability to convey knowledge of labour law to
professional and non-professional audiences and
choose appropriate communication tools.
9. Ability to plan the learning process independently
and purposefully, choose the direction of
improvement in professional activities, adapt to the
changing work environment.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Teaching and learning activities are studentcentered. In principle, they could be divided into
such groups, i.e. activities aimed at (1) acquiring
students' academic knowledge (including both
academic lectures and student's independent work,
etc.), (2) developing students' cooperation skills in a
social environment (these activities are mainly
based on group work), (3) acquiring of students'
discussion knowledge, (4) developing the students'
ability to solve independent problems (teaching
activities are based on problem solving during
practical classes and independent work), (5)
developing the students' critical thinking (based on
students' insights) and (6) reflection - emphasis on
teacher and student feedback.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Frontal verbal interview; individual verbal
interview; tests, colloquiums; case studies (written
or oral) individual or group projects; written survey
method; simulations; questions-answers;
inscenizations, etc.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
The total volume of the study program is 60 credits,
of which 50 credits devoted to the main field of
study, 10 credits are allocated to the subjects of
another field of study, which provide the
interdisciplinary knowledge and skills necessary for
the professionalism of the graduates of the program.
All study subjects included in the program are of an
in-depth nature. Each individual course in the
program provides knowledge in a relevant area of
labour law. Student who has acquired special
knowledge during studies, on basic subjects such as
Legal-practical problems of employment contracts,
Human resources management, Personnel
psychology, Legal protection of personal data in
employment legal relations, Occupational safety
and health problems in employment legal relations,
Local legal regulation in labour law - will be able to
fully meet the current needs of the labour market
with a high level of knowledge in a specific area of
labour law.
5 subjects are studied each semester.
Specialisations:
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Optional courses:
Distinctive features of a study programme:
1) It is not focused on theoretical studies, but on
practical experiential training, therefore the content
of all study subjects to be taught is also focused on
the analysis of practical situations and the
implementation of real legal needs of employers and
employees.
2) It is planned to admit to this program students that
do not have a bachelor's degree in law, but who have
at least 3 years of experience in the field of labour
law.
3) It is a shorter in duration (1 year) and does not
require preparation of a master's thesis.
Access to professional activity or
further study:
Access to professional activity:
Graduates of the program will be able to work both
in the private sector (lawyers, personnel managers
and specialists in business enterprises, business
consulting companies, various international
companies and national organizations) and in the
public sector (national labour administration and
supervision or control bodies), as well as labour
disputes. decision-making bodies (labour dispute
commissions).
Graduate of the Labour Law LL.M. will gain a
competitive advantage and opportunities to work in
various job (e.g., human resources manager, trade
union employee, also as a member of labour dispute
commission, as a specialist in labour inspectorate,
manager, lawyer (having a bachelor’s degree in law
field) in business and public sectorsector. Graduates
will also be able to apply for the position of Personal
Data Protection Officer or Specialist in charge of
Occupational Safety and Health.
In the provided program, the subject “Occupational
Safety and Health” has been coordinated with the
State Labour Inspectorate to meet the approved
content and form requirements for such training, so
students and listeners will have the opportunity to
receive separate OSH specialist certificates.
Access to further study:
Persons who have obtained an LL.M. Master's
degree in law, may study in the third cycle studies
in the field of law in accordance with the procedure
established by research and study institutions.
