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Instruments for the Legal Management of Corporate Responsibility and Procedural Management
Code: 44067Credits: 15
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Labour Rights | OB | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Montserrat Sole Truyols
- Email :
- montserrat.sole.truyols@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Ricardo Esteban Legarreta
- José Antonio Fernandez Amor
- Jaume Gonzalez Calvet
- Miguel Angel Purcalla Bonilla
- Josep Cañabate Perez
- Montserrat Sole Truyols
- David Gutierrez Colominas
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
In order to properly follow this course, it is advisable to have a basic knowledge of the legal framework corresponding to the different aspects covered in the syllabus.
Objectives
The aim of this module is to address a set of subjects of particular importance in the performance of duties as a labour law adviser or human resources manager in a company. In this regard, the module combines a selection of more traditional and central aspects of the field, such as labour procedural law, occupational risk prevention, and the calculation of compensation payable by the employer, with other more current issues, such as the regulation of gender equality in the field of employment and business, the legal regime governing self-employment, corporate social responsibility in labour matters, the employment of persons with disabilities, the international mobility of workers, and the management of personal data protection in the field of human resources. Finally, the foregoing is complemented by an introduction to the taxation of workers, particularly in relation to wages and compensation payments.
The overall aim is to provide students with tools that enable sound and up-to-date legal management of human resources within the company.
Learning outcomes
- CA09 (Apply social and labour auditing techniques to take decisions on self-employment and employment.) Apply social and labour auditing techniques to take decisions on self-employment and employment.
- CA10 (Act by assessing and addressing gender inequalities within the framework of equality plans and the principle of pay transparency, applying ethical, legal and management approaches that promote effective equality.) Act by assessing and addressing gender inequalities within the framework of equality plans and the principle of pay transparency, applying ethical, legal and management approaches that promote effective equality.
- CA11 (Incorporate the human and ethical dimensions into the protection systems for whistleblowers, guaranteeing their safety, dignity and fundamental rights.) Incorporate the human and ethical dimensions into the protection systems for whistleblowers, guaranteeing their safety, dignity and fundamental rights.
- KA11 (Identify constitutional doctrine and jurisprudence on equality on the grounds of sex and disability.) Identify constitutional doctrine and jurisprudence on equality on the grounds of sex and disability.
- KA12 (Detect the regulations and principles that govern self-employed and cooperative employment in jobs as direct employees, as well as the taxation of compensation and wages within the regulatory framework covering direct employees.) Detect the regulations and principles that govern self-employed and cooperative employment in jobs as direct employees, as well as the taxation of compensation and wages within the regulatory framework covering direct employees.
- KA13 (Identify problems related to the protection of whistleblowers and the management of personal data in the work environment, evaluating its impact on the individual employment relationship.) Identify problems related to the protection of whistleblowers and the management of personal data in the work environment, evaluating its impact on the individual employment relationship.
- SA10 (Evaluate the compensation costs derived from accidents or occupational diseases due to breaches in health and safety measures, applying specialised legal methodologies and the principles of labour law to the resolution of related conflicts.) Evaluate the compensation costs derived from accidents or occupational diseases due to breaches in health and safety measures, applying specialised legal methodologies and the principles of labour law to the resolution of related conflicts.
- SA11 (Critically apply and interpret the legal system in situations involving the transnational mobility of workers, resolving labour disputes within the regulatory framework and using well-founded legal argumentation.) Critically apply and interpret the legal system in situations involving the transnational mobility of workers, resolving labour disputes within the regulatory framework and using well-founded legal argumentation.
- SA12 (Apply tax regulations to assess the tax consequences on compensation and wages, analysing their impact on labour and tax management.) Apply tax regulations to assess the tax consequences on compensation and wages, analysing their impact on labour and tax management.
Contents
1. Labour procedural law.
2. Occupational risk-prevention.
3. Calculation of compensations payable by the employer.
4. Self-employment, gig economy and Labour Law.
5. Corporate social responsibility in the labour field. General issues.
6. Specific areas of CSR: gender perspective in labour relations, disability and protection of reporting persons (whistleblowing).
7. Gender and mandatory equality at work. Equality plans and the right to equal pay.
8. Transnational mobility of workers.
9. Management of personal data protection
10. Taxation of salaries, non-wage payment and employment-related compensations.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master classes | 52 | 2.08 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Search and reading of bibliography | 40 | 1.6 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Elaboration of schemes and summaries | 60 | 2.4 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Search and reading of legal documentation (case-law, regulations, administrative resolutions, collective agreements, etc.), | 15 | 0.6 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Resolution of practical cases and the preparation of legal documents | 37.5 | 1.5 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Study | 120 | 4.8 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Talks | 4 | 0.16 | CA09, CA11, KA11, KA13, SA11 |
| Practical activities | 24 | 0.96 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Search and reading of bibliography | 20 | 0.8 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
1) Directed activities
They are those that are developed in the classroom, in the schedules foreseen for the course and under the direction of the teacher in charge. Three types of activities are planned: a) master classes, in which the teacher will present and develop different key points of the syllabus; b) conferences, in which specialists from the academic or professional field will analyse current issues; and c) practical activities, consisting of the resolution of practical cases or questionnaires and their oral or written presentation, based on the work carried out by the student body prior to the face-to-face session. Through this last kind of directed activities, between four and six continuous assessment activities will be carried out, with the value that will later be specified.
2) Supervised activities
Within the framework of this course, the most common tasks will be the search and analysis of legal documentation (case-law, regulations, administrative resolutions, collective agreements, etc.), the search and reading of bibliography, the resolution of practical cases and the preparation of legal documents, all linked to practical activities, through which the work carried out by the students will be supervised.
3) Autonomous activities
These activities are all those in which students organise their time and effort autonomously, individually or in a group, such as for example the search and reading of bibliography, the elaboration of schemes and summaries or the study. Within the framework of this course, the autonomous activities, which are essentially linked to the preparation and passing of the final exam, constitute an important section in the learning process, especially in the master's degree, in which the maturity of the student allows for greater solvency and exploitation of the autonomous activities.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous assessment activities | 45 per 100 | 0 | 0 | CA09, CA10, CA11, KA11, KA12, KA13, SA10, SA11, SA12 |
| Final exam | 40 per 100 | 2.5 | 0.1 | CA11, KA11, KA12, SA11, SA12 |
Assessment will be based on three items: a) continuous assessment activities b) attendance and c) a final exam.
With regard to the continuous assessment activities, these will be of a short kind and they will be carried out within the framework of the face-to-face seminars. They will consist on the resolution of practical cases, the resolution of questionnaires and/or the writing of papers. Students will do six continuous assessment activities, that will amount to the 45% of the mark..
Attendance Students must attend at least, 80% of the hours of the course. Within this margin, in case of few absences, a slight penalty is foreseen in the final mark. Thus, the nature of master's degree teaching, the limited number of students and the teaching dynamics points to the importance of the attendance at the scheduled sessions. Class attendance will be worth a maximum of 15% of the mark.
The final exam will account for 40% of the final grade. Before the end of the in-person sessions, precise information will be provided regarding the number and specific characteristics of the questions included in this assessment.
Students who do not pass the course through the assessment system described in the preceding paragraphs will be entitled to a reassessment, which will follow a format similar to that of the final exam.
The module does not provide for a single-assessment system.
In the event that a student cheats, commits plagiarism, or is found in possession of any prohibited device during an assessment, the teaching staff will award the student a mark of 0 for that assessment activity and will notify the Dean’s Office of the Faculty, submitting a report on the circumstances and evidence of the incident in order to request the possible opening of disciplinary proceedings against the student. This assessment activity may not be retaken. If more than one irregularity occurs in the assessment activities of the same course, the final mark for that course will be 0.
Bibliography
FERNÁNDEZ AMOR, José Antonio, y GALA DURÁN, Carolina.: La responsabilidad social empresarial: un nuevo reto para el Derecho, Madrid, Marcial Pons, 2009.
GONZÁLEZ CALVET, Jaume.: Las indemnizaciones por accidente de trabajo en base al nuevo baremo de trafico, Barcelona, Bosch, 2018.
MERCADER UGUINA, Jesús.: Lecciones de Derecho del Trabajo, Ed. Tirant lo Blanch, última edició. Disponible a la biblioteca digital de la UAB.
Further bibliography (papers, reports and other documents) will be provided by the teaching staff by means of virtual campus.
Software
The course does not require any specific software.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | Spanish | second semester | afternoon |