Study Guide

Objective

The student knows the main content of the sector’s essential labour legislation and collective agreements and can apply them.
The student knows the basics of protection of privacy at a work place.
Student is familiar with the payroll and understand the main principles of payroll.
The student knows the connection between payroll and relevant legislations.
He/she is able to make basic payroll calculations.

Competences: Operating in a workplace Competence, Law and Risk Management Competence

Content

- main principles of employment and labour law

- legal factors in recruiting

- legal factors in employment relationship

- termination of employment contract

- protection of privacy at a workplace (GDPR)

- payroll

Location and time

Fall 2024. Weeks 36-41.

Materials

Will be given in the beginning of the study unit.

Teaching methods

Learning process is organized through the project work and problem-solving process. It includes lectures, teamwork, team tasks, team tutoring, independent studies and knowledge acquisition activities.

Employer connections

Study unit assignments are based on working life real situations and examples.
Possible work life visitor(s) in class.

Exam schedules

Employment and labour law case presentations on week 40.
Employment and labour law exam on week 40.
Payroll exam on week 41.

Content scheduling

Weeks 36-41.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
The principles of essential labour legislation:
The student can list main duties and rights of an employer and employee.
He/she can solve simple employment and labour law cases.
The student knows the connection between payroll and relevant legislations.
He/she is able to make basic payroll calculations.

Level 2
The principles of essential labour legislation:
The student knows main duties and rights of an employer and employee.
The student understands the connection between payroll and relevant legislations.
He/she is able calculate payroll related calculations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
The principles of essential labour legislation:
The student is able to demonstrate by using examples the main duties and rights of an employer and employee.
He/she can solve cases by leaning to the given instructions and material.
The student is able to take care of company’s payroll and knows the relevant legal obligations.

Level 4
The principles of essential labour legislation:
Student has good knowledge of employment and labour law.
He/she is able to give correct conclusions and justifications when applying the legislation in most cases.
The student has the knowledge and skills to take care of company’s payroll related specific situations and knowledge of the legal obligations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
The principles of essential labour legislation:
The student understands the meaning of legal factors in the field of employment and labour law in an organisation.
He/she can foresee and solve employment and labour law related problems by justifying the decisions with relevant legislation.
The student is able to apply relevant legislation and collective agreements in different payroll situations.
He/she understands the relevance of payroll in a company.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on the process and actual skills and knowledge evaluation.
A more detailed assessment plan is given in the implementation plan.

1) Employment and Labour Law 50%

-Cases 40% of law

-Individual exam 10% of law

2) Payroll 50%

-Individual assignment 10% of payroll (Fail/1-5)

-Individual exam 40% of payroll (fail/1-5)


Notice! Using AI -tools (for example ChatGPT) is forbidden in this study unit since it hinders the learning of the students and achieving the learning goals. Turnitin is able to recognize the use of AI.

Plagiarism and use of references:
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