Welcome - Labour Law Problems LAWS 2066   Labour Law Problems
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course offers students an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the legal regimes bearing on the regulation of work and working relationships in Canada, contemporary challenges to the effectiveness of those regimes, and potential avenues for reform. In addition to statutory and judge-made law, the course will consider the relevance of both supra-national norms, including International Labour Organization standards, and private norms (“soft law,” “codes of conduct” etc.). Possible themes may include: what impact does labour market regulation have on income distributions, and what are its potentials and limits to redress inequality on gender, racial and other grounds? How do labour norms address the unique challenges of public sector workplaces? How can labour and employment laws be reformed to protect vulnerable workers in non-standard employment contexts (part-time employment, home employment, dependent self-employment, frequent career changes, agency employment, etc.)? How have firms and workplaces been transformed by the globalization of production, and how can labour market norms respond to advance social justice without undermining competitivity? How can law protect or support worker voice given the decreasing prevalence of collective bargaining in private sector workplaces? The teaching method will involve presentation of key sessions by the instructor (and possibly invited experts) in the first part of the course, and a seminar session led by each students on their chosen research topic, developed in consultation with the professor.
NOTES: Assessment Method: By Major Paper (60%) plus the class presentation and general class participation
FORMAT: Seminar
FORMAT COMMENTS: One two-hour seminar per week for one term
COREQUISITES: Labour Law I (LAWS 2014) or Employment Law (LAWS 2048)