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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Kitija Bite
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Juridical Science
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Law; Civil Rights

Objective

Promote the lawyer’s understanding of the development and system of labour law, and promote the ability to focus on issues related to the practical application of labour law, provide the opportunity for enriching theoretical knowledge and solving practical cases.

Prerequisites

Introduction to Civil Law, Legal Theory, Logic, Administrative Law. General knowledge of law.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

The student understands labour law issues and knows theoretical legal provisions and their practical interpretation, such as subjects and system of labour law; main stages of labour law: establishment of employment legal relations, liabilities of the employer and the employee, the organisation of work and termination of employment legal relations; the system of remuneration in the public and private sectors; dispute settlement and social dialogue.
The student is able to demonstrate understanding of the most important concepts and regularities of labour law.

Skills

The student will have acquired skills of systematising and analysing legal texts, theoretical literature and case law; they will be able to provide a summary, to evaluate cases in employment law and provide a legal solution. Students are able to discuss and offer solutions to practical situations, including drafting legal documents required for practical cases. They are able to organise their work independently.

Competence

Students have reached a competence in legal regulation of employment rights; are able to plan and organise their work, to select legal norms, analyse and apply them; are able to present and justify their own opinion, interpret legal provisions and solve cases.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Law Science, TZNz3Bachelor’sRequiredKitija Bite