Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7HUK 405Labor and Social Security Law I3+0+03303.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Law
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To create the theoretical and practical infrastructure that will enable us to reach the right solution with the right approach in all types of disputes that may be encountered in individual business relationships in practice.
Course Content Historical development of labor law, basic concepts in labor law (employee, employer, apprentice, trainee, employer representative, subcontractor, workplace and enterprise), employment contract, elements of employment contract, types, validity and invalidity of employment contract, basic and secondary obligations arising from employment contract, organization of work (working hours, paid holidays and annual paid leave), termination of employment contract and its consequences.
Course Methods and Techniques Face-to-face instruction, lectures, discussions, question-and-answer sessions, problem-solving, and case study analysis.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Erhan BİRBEN
Assistants Research Assist. Abdulkadir DARI
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Prof. Dr. Haluk Hadi SÜMER, İş Hukuku, 27. baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, Eylül 2024.
Course Notes Course notes covering the fundamental concepts, sources and principles of Labour and Social Security Law I, employee and employer concepts, types and formation of employment contracts, rights and obligations of the parties, working and rest periods, wages, termination of employment contracts, employment protection, severance and notice pay, relevant legislation, judicial decisions, and case studies.
Documents 4857 sayılı İş Kanunu, 6098 sayılı Türk Borçlar Kanunu, 7036 sayılı İş Mahkemeleri Kanunu, 5510 sayılı Sosyal Sigortalar ve Genel Sağlık Sigortası Kanunu, ilgili yönetmelikler, Yargıtay kararları, ders sunumları ve örnek olay metinleri.

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 90

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Determining whether a legal relationship encountered in practice is a business relationship by legally qualifying it.
2 Correctly evaluating the current legal rules regarding business relations
3 Analyzes legal disputes arising from the termination of employment contracts and evaluates the rights and obligations of employees and employers.
4 Applies labour law legislation and judicial decisions to concrete cases and develops legal solutions.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 The subject and characteristics of Labor Law, the historical development of Labor Law, the basic principles and ideas that guide Labor Law, the sources of Labor Law
2 Basic concepts of Labor Law (worker, apprentice, trainee, employer, employer representative, subcontractor, workplace and enterprise), scope of Labor Law
3 Definition of employment contract and employment relationship, elements of employment contract, legal characteristics of employment contract
4 Types of employment contracts (employment contracts regulated by the Code of Obligations and the Labor Law, permanent and temporary employment contracts, fixed-term and indefinite-term employment contracts)
5 Types of employment contracts (full-time and part-time employment contracts, on-call work, employment contracts with and without a trial period, team contract, temporary employment relationship)
6 Regulation of working conditions, conclusion of employment contract (qualification of the parties, limitation of freedom of contract in employment law, invalidity of employment contract)
7 Obligations arising from the employment contract (the employee's obligations: duty to perform the work, duty to comply with the employer's instructions, duty of loyalty, duty not to compete)
8 MIDTERM
9 Obligations arising from the employment contract (obligations of the employer: payment of wages, protection of the employee, obligation of equal treatment and other obligations)
10 Work arrangements (working hours: normal work, overtime, rest breaks, paid holidays and annual paid leave)
11 Termination of the employment contract (situations that terminate the contract without notice, termination of the employment contract with notice of termination)
12 Termination of the employment contract (permanent termination notice, permanent termination notice)
13 Mass layoffs
14 Legal consequences of termination of employment contract
15 Kıdem Tazminatı ve İbraname

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 4 3 5 3 2 4 5 3 2 4
C1 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4
C2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
C3 3 4 5 4 2 4 5 4 2 1
C4 3 4 4 5 3 2 4 5 5 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant