Employment Policy

EMPLOYMENT POLICY (SYLLABUS)

University of Petrosani Faculty: Faculty of Science Program Level: Undergraduate Specialization(s): Social Assistance Year of study: 3rd Semester: I Number of ETCS credits awarded: 6

Class Objectives:  Forming a concrete theoretical image on a very important phenomenon in the contemporary market economy - employment, focusing on key measures, tools and strategies used by governments to stimulate the creation of jobs;  Presentation of a succinct and accessible format, of the basic elements of the labor market area of exposure includes both theoretical presentation, conceptual and practical side, of their applicability;  Training skills of analysis and economic calculation;  Making correlations between theory and practice.

Lectures content: Content Number of lectures Labor market. 1 Demand of labor force. 1 Job offers. 1 The indicators used in the investigation and analysis of the labor market. 1

Equilibrium in the labor market. 1 Unemployment. 1 Legal and institutional framework for the regulation of the labor market. 1

Policies for employment and decrease unemployment. 2 Social protection for the unemployed. 2 Training and retraining of the workforce. 2 European regulations in the field of employment. 1

Practical class content: Content Number of classes Debate on human resources and their employment 1 Solving practical applications on labour productivity 1 Solving practical applications on wage 1 Solving practical applications regarding employment and 1 unemployment Debate on demand and labor supply. 1 Debate on passive employment policies 2 Debate on active employment policies 2 Debate on policies to fight and reduce unemployment. 2 Social protection of unemployed Debate on qualification and retraining 2 Debate on objectives of the European strategy on 1 employment

Grading Policy: The student pass the class if obtain more than 50 points from 100 points.

Classroom Rules of Conduct:  Turn off (or place on vibrate) cell phones and pagers during class  Food and beverages are not permitted in classroom  During exams, the use of cell phones, pagers, PDAs, or any other electronic devices is strictly prohibited

Associate Professor: Oana DOBRE-BARON e-mail: [email protected]