Labor law: special questions

Duration

36h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Fabienne Kéfer

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is not organised during even years (it is organized during the academic year 2021-2022 but will not be organized during the year 2022-2023). This course is dedicated to the aspects of Belgian law regarding work and employment contracts ; The themes for the 2021-2022 academic year are as follows:
 
I. La durée du travail et les nouveaux modes d'organisation des entreprises - Le droit à la déconnexion
II. La liberté religieuse et la discrimination religieuse
III. L'ordre public, l'impérativité et les renonciations
IV. Les clauses particulières (de non-concurrence, de confidentialité, d'exclusivité et de non-débauchage)
V. Le congé
VI. Les modifications unilatérales du contrat de travail
VII. La rupture sans motif grave

• Le congé avec préavis
• La nullité du préavis
• L'indemnité compensatoire de préavis

• Le licenciement collectif
• La gestion active des restructurations

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, students should be able to master both the theoretical and practical features of a limited but important field of employment law. Thanks to the knowledge acquired students will be prepared to examine other areas of employment law.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

An advanced knowledge of the general theory of obligations is strongly recommended. Furthermore the course is likely to pose significant problems to students who has not passed the exam of Droit du travail et de la sécurité sociale inscrit (B3 droit), and for those with no legal background.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Course participation requires preparatory work consisting of reading up relevant decisions and commentaries, as well as the writing of a short text (resolution of a practical case or study of a particular question). The oral course is based on an exchange of questions and answers on the themes prepared.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face. Attendance at the course and active participation are essential.

Recommended or required readings

A a file of related documents is made available to all students. Where apporpriate, other reading will be strongly recommended as the course develops.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Depending on the number of students, the exam will be written or oral (and the same in the second session). In addition, an ongoing evaluation will be carried out throughout the year on the basis of written work and active participation in the course.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

This course is only organised during odd years  (2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-2024, 2025-2026, ...).

Contacts

Teacher :

Fabienne Kéfer : tel. : 04.366.30.54 ; office R 59 - email : fkefer@uliege.be

Secretary :
Catherine Fett -  Office 2. 71 - tel.: 04.366.31.57 - mail: catherine.fett@uliege.be

Assistants  :

Célia Zimbile - local R.62 - tél.: 04.366.30.55 - mail :celia.zimbile@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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