Courses

Labour Relations

General

Course Contents

Industrial relations – Concept and content, the development of scientific thinking, work and its social role, globalization and the labor market, the working environment and its effects on industrial relations, trade unions, Collective Bargaining – Collective labor contracts, workers’ insurance, the trade union movement, the strike, Labor Relations in European Countries as well as in the Global environment.

Educational Goals

The objectives of this lesson are:

  • To convey to students the exact concept and content of labor relations
  • To demonstrate the role of trade unions in collective agreements and strikes
  • To present the full spectrum of formal and informal labor rules, deriving from laws, the Constitution, but also from labor and business customs and collective and individual labor contracts.
  • To identify the various aspects of industrial relations in the light of new developments and to emphasize the effects of individual elements of the organizational structure, such as work, environment, technology and organizational systems on the development of industrial relations.
  • To teach students about the role of industrial relations in the management of modern organizations in the context of increasing productivity and survival in the competitive environment.

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Understand the factors that influence labor relations as well as the role of these factors in the successful operation of organizations.
  • Determine the degree of relevance of labor relations with other similar forms of relations that develop within organizations.
  • Identify the effects of work on the psychological and physical condition of individuals.
  • Evaluate the factors of globalization and their effects on employment.
  • Know the role of work in shaping people’s social status.
  • Indicate the appropriate measures to deal with the adverse effects of work on workers’ health.
  • To be able to propose measures to adapt work to the requirements of technological and economic developments.
  • To identify the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of organization as well as their contribution to the development of labor relations.
  • To know the conditions of recruitment, employment and remuneration of the staff within the framework of the established labor relations.

General Skills

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Teaching Methods

  • Face to face.

Use of ICT means

  • Online guidance.
  • Slides Projection in the classroom.
  • Use of E-mail and onlne communication systems.
  • Use of e-learning system (moodle).

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures75
Practice/Exercises40
Assignment(s)10
Total125

Students Evaluation

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Recommended Bibliography

ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΑ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ

  1. Ντάνος Α. «Εργασιακές Σχέσεις και θεσμοί», Σύγχρονη Εκδοτική, Αθήνα , 2011.
  2. Καρακιουλάφη, Χ., « Εργασιακές Σχέσεις. Θεωρητικές προσεγγίσεις και Εμπειρικά Ζητήματα», Εκδόσεις παπαζήση , Αθήνα 2012.
  3. Π. Φαναριώτης. « Εργασιακές Σχέσεις, Β΄έκδοση», Εκδόσεις Σταμούλη, Αθήνα 2004.
  4. Θ. Κατσανέβας. «Οικονομική της εργασίας και Εργασιακές Σχέσεις, Γ΄έκδοση», εκδόσεις Σταμούλης, Αθήνα 2007.

 ΠΡΟΣΘΕΤΗ ΠΡΟΤΕΙΝΟΜΕΝΗ ΒΙΟΒΛΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ

  1. Γ. Μέντης. «Εργασιακές Σχέσεις »,εκδόσεις Έλλην, Αθήνα 2007.
  2. Budd, John. “ Labor Relation: Striking a Balance” , Mac Graw Hill, 2017.
  3. Kromkowski, John. “Annual Editions: Race and Ethnic Relations” , Mac Graw Hill, 2018.
  4. Γ. Κούζης. «Εργασιακές Σχέσεις και Ευρωπαϊκή Ενοποίηση»  Εκδόσεις ΙΝΕ (Ινστιτούτο Εργασίας), Αθήνα 2001.
  5. Α. Μοσχονάς- Σ. Κονιόρδος. «Ευρωπαϊκή Ολοκλήρωση και Εργασιακές Σχέσεις», εκδόσεις Gutenberg, Αθήνα 2004 .

Related Research Journals

  1. British Journal of Industrial Relations,  Wiley.
  2. Journal of Labour History, Taylor and Francis.
  3. Industrial Relations Journal, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  4. Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley.