Opinto-opas

Osaamistavoitteet

Having completed this study unit
• You are able to recognise legal factors, issues and challenges in human resource management and in different phases of the employment lifecycle.
• You know the main content of the sector’s essential labour legislation and collective agreements and can apply them.
• You know the basics of data protection and protection of privacy at a workplace.
• You recognise the role of payroll in HRM and know the main legal duties related to payroll.
• You are aware of the main principles of payroll calculations.
• You recognise the role and meaning of legal issues in human resource management.

Competences:

Sisältö

Content:
• main principles of employment and labour law (incl. employer’s and employee’s rights and duties)
• legal factors in recruiting
• legal factors in employment relationship
• termination of employment contract
• protection of privacy at a workplace (GDPR and Act on protection of privacy in working life)

• payroll as a function and legal duties related to payroll (e.g. income register, reporting and taxes)
• the main principles of payroll calculations (e.g. salaries/wages, collective agreement, hours, deductions and tax card)

• role of legal issues in HRM