Staff Planning and Management of Employment Relationship

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD07CHHA261
Type: Elective
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 4.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Salonen, Marja
Teacher Team: Salmela, Pirjo
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
LITAKO-2013   2 autumn   4.0   2014-09-01   2014-12-31  
LITAKO-2014   2 autumn   4.0   2015-08-01   2015-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

The student knows how to make an employment contract, which are the rights and obligations of an employer and an employee and which are the valid reasons for dismissing an employee. He/she is able to make legally valid work contract and testimonial.
The student is able to search information about employment relationship and social security of an employee and apply the information in practice.

Student's Workload

- lectures 38 h
- independent work 70 h

Contents

- functions of human resource management from recruitment to termination of employment
- employment contract
- duties and obligations of employees and employers
- termination of an employment contract
- Act on Occupational Safety and Health at Workplaces
- social security of an employee

Recommended or Required Reading

- Viitala, Riitta (2013) Henkilöstöjohtaminen, Strateginen kilpailutekijä

- Äimälä-Åströn-Rautiainen-Nyyssölä: Käytännön työoikeutta esimiehille

- legislation and legal praxis; www.finlex.fi and www.edilex.fi

- lectures

- other material provided by the lecturer

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- lectures
- portfolio
- exercises
- information searching
- independent work

Assessment Criteria

Excellent (5): The student is able to find and apply in practice legislation concerning employment relationship and social security of an employee.
Good (4-3): The student is able to find and apply in practice essential legislation concerning employment relationship and social security of an employee.
Satisfactory (2-1): The student is able to explain essential legislation concerning employment relationship and social security of an employee. He/she is able to decide simple legal cases.

Assessment Methods

- exam 70 %, portfolio 30 %

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