Labor Law and Social Security Law

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The teaching combines moments of presentation by the teacher with the intervention and inquiry of the students. It is developed around various methodological approaches:

- Exhibition of the main contents and analysis of relevant EU and national legislation.

- Presentation and discussion of news related to the contents of the course.

- Resolution of practical exercises to consolidation of knowledge.

- Presence of a speaker with a vast experience (scientific or professional) in the fields of Labor Law and Social Security Law.

Learning Outcomes

With the teaching of labour and social security law is expected that each student acquire a reasonable knowledge of basic legal frameworks which govern the relationship of workers and their employers within the employment relationship and the social protection sphere.

It is intended that the students obtain instruments that allow them to make more informed and better sustained management decisions.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Labor, market and social protection. 2. Celebration, maturation and termination of labor contract. 3. The collective labor relations. 4. The Portuguese social security system.

Head Lecturer(s)

Catarina Cláudia Ferreira Frade

Assessment Methods

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Continuous
Two interim tests and a written paper: 100.0%

Bibliography

João Leal Amado, Contrato de Trabalho, Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 2010

Júlio Manuel Vieira Gomes, Novos Estudos de Direito do Trabalho, Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 2010

Luís Manuel Teles de Menezes Leitão, Direito do Trabalho, Coimbra: Almedina, 2010

António Monteiro Fernandes, Direito do Trabalho, Coimbra: Almedina, 2010

Apelles J. B. Conceição, Segurança Social - Manual Prático, Coimbra: Almedina, 2008

Joana Vasconcelos, A Revogação do Contrato de Trabalho, Coimbra: Almedina, 2011

Nota: a revisão da legislação laboral atualmente em curso será incorporada logo que esteja em vigor. Até lá será feita uma referência ao teor das alterações previstas sempre que tal se justifique.