| CODE | CLS5102 | ||||||
| TITLE | The Labour Market | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | By focusing on the labour market and issues related to specific sectors of the economy, this unit provides an overview of employment trends and related policy themes. It examines labour market developments in their historical context and will look at current local and EU related employment policies. The unit will enable students to source and understand labour market related data and other statistics through the NSO and Eurostat. Furthermore, the unit will focus on specific sectors of the economy in order to allow students to get a better understanding of the sectors and their work-force needs. Study-unit Outline: - Labour market trends and issues - Labour market data - The Employment and Industrial Relations Act - The gendered labour market - Policy themes in relation to the National Reform Programme and the EU Employment strategy - Specific sectors of the economy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: View reading list |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Manwel Debono |
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