LAW
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
LAW3016	Comperative and Contemporary Aspects of Labor Law	Spring	0	2	1	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. FATMA BURCU SAVAŞ
Course Objectives:	This course aspires to evaluate the changes of Labor Law and discuss its new aspects. It encourages research and preparing presentations. Its core aim is to help the students, who have taken this course, to become visionary thinkers able to shape the future of Labor Law.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who successfully complete this course would;
1) Have a conceptual framework regarding the current changes in Labor Law.
2) Recognize current problems in this area and identifies legal conflicts.
3) Analyze the issues intersecting other legal disciplines and Labor Law with legal aspects.
4) Evaluate the effects of new technologies and new types of work on employment relations.

Course Content

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction of the Course and Selection of Presentation Topics	Syllabus Overview
2)	Current Developments in Labor Law I: Change of Employee Status and Uber Case	Framing the subject
3)	Current Developments in Labor Law II: Effects of the Pandemic on Labor Law	Framing the subject
4)	Current Developments in Labor Law III: Discussions on Basic Income	Framing the subject
5)	Current Aspects in Labor Law I: Organizational Cynicism	Discussions and Presentations
6)	Current Aspects in Labor Law II: Absenteeism	Discussions and Presentations
7)	Current Aspects in Labor Law III: Cyberloafing	Discussions and Presentations
8)	Current Aspects in Labor Law IV: Tele-Working	Discussions and Presentations
9)	Current Problems in Labor Law I: Special Contracts Between Private Hospitals and Doctors	Discussions and Presentations
10)	Current Problems in Labor Law II: Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Industry 4.0 on the Labor Relations	Discussions and Presentations
11)	Current Problems in Labor Law III: Effects of Social Media on the Labor Relations	Discussions and Presentations
12)	Comperative Aspects of Labor Law I: Rights of Employees in case of Structural Changes in the Companies	Discussions and Presentations
13)	Comperative Aspects of Labor Law II: Personal Data of Employees	Discussions and Presentations
14)	Comperative Aspects of Labor Law III: Sensitive Data of Employees	Discussions and Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Çil, Ş., Koronavirüs Salgınının İş Hukukuna Etkileri, Yetkin, Ankara 2020.
Gürer, A./Kılıç, Ş., ""İş Hukuku Boyutuyla Örgütsel Sinizm"", Örgütsel Davranışlar ve İş Hukukuna Yansıması, Ankara 2020, Seçkin, s. 299-345.
Eryılmaz, İ./Doğan, S., ""İş Hukuku Boyutuyla Absenteizm (İşe Devamsızlık) ve Presenteizm (İşte Sözde Var Olma)"", Örgütsel Davranışlar ve İş Hukukuna Yansıması, Ankara 2020, Seçkin, s. 19-53.
Gürsoy, A./Erkanlı Başbüyük, B., ""İş Hukuku Boyutuyla Örgütlerde Sanal Kaytarma"", Örgütsel Davranışlar ve İş Hukukuna Yansıması, Ankara 2020, Seçkin, s. 245-289.
Lordoğlu, K., ""Daha Az Çalışarak Daha İyi Yaşamak, Hayal Mi?"", Çalışma ve Toplum, 2020/2, s. 885-898.
Stiegler, B., Automatic Society, The Future of Work, Polity Press, 2016.
Del Punta, R., ""Social Media and Workers’ Rights: What Is at Stake?"", International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 35, no. 1, 2019, s. 79-100.
Uncular, S., ""Teknolojinin Etkisiyle Dönüşen İş İlişkisinde Giriş Kontrol Sistemleri, Yer Belirleme Sistemleri ve Sosyal Medya Vasıtasıyla İzleme"", Çalışma ve Toplum, 2020/3, s.1673-1700.
Mantouvalou, V. ""I Lost My Job over a Facebook Post: Was that Fair?’ Discipline and Dismissal for Social Media Activity"", International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 35, no. 1, 2019, s. 101-126.
Yamakoğlu, E., Bilişim Teknolojilerinin Kullanımının İş Sözleşmesi Taraflarının Fesih Hakkına Etkisi, Oniki Levha Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2020.
Kaiser, E., ""Monitoring Employees with Hidden Surveillance Cameras Breaches Their Right to Privacy"", European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL), Vol. 4, No. 3, 2018, s. 396-399.
Sitzia, A., ""The Role of Proportionality Test in the Workplace Surveillance Field, Judicial Power in a Globalized World"", Liber Amicorum Vincent De Gaetano, Springer 2019, s. 579-595.
Kılıç, Ş., ‘‘6098 Sayılı Türk Borçlar Kanunu ve 6102 Sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunu’na Göre İşyeri Devrine İlişkin Değişiklikler ve Yenilikler’’, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, C. 13, S.167, Temmuz 2018, ss. 153- 198.
Jordan, J.M., ""Challenges to Large-scale Digital Organization: the Case of Uber"", Journal of Organizational Design, Vol. 6/11, 2017.
Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, Y., ""Covid-Pandemi Döneminde Home-Office Uygulamasına İlişkin Türk ve Alman Hukukunda Mukayeseli Bir Değerlendirme"", Koronavirüs Döneminde Güncel Hukuki Meseleler Sempozyumu, Cilt 2, İstanbul 2020.
Küzeci, E./Kılıç, Ş, ""6698 Sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu’nun İş Sözleşmesi Çerçevesinde Değerlendirilmesi: Veri Sorumlusu, Veri İşleyen ve Diğer Aktörler"", Legal İş Hukuku ve Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku Dergisi, Cilt: 16, Sayı: 63, Eylül-Ekim 2019, s. 947-992.

References:

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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 5
Homework Assignments	1	% 25
Presentation	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	13	6	78
Homework Assignments	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2)	Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3)	Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4)	Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5)	Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6)	Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7)	Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8)	Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9)	Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10)	Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11)	Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12)	Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13)	Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14)	Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15)	Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16)	Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17)	Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18)	Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.