The course is aimed at deepening the issue of social security and welfare state in a dimension that embraces public and private social security, social assistance, unemployment protection, social safety nets and active policies, and also the issue of occupational safety, the social security protection for work accidents and occupational diseases.
teacher profile teaching materials
The social security boundaries; the Welfare State origins and development in Europe; social security models. The Italian model and its historical evolution; constitutional principles of security, social security and social assistance (Article 38 of the Constitution); notions of need, risk, solidarity, assistance, welfare, social insurance, social security. The recipients of protection; national and community sources; evolution perspective of the Italian Welfare model. From Welfare to Workfare.
-Social security and welfare.
The legal system of social security; recipients and in need situations that are protected; the contributory system; the legal social security relationship; the pension protection for incapacity of work, old age and death; perspective of pension system reforming; the supplementary private pension; social assistance.
-Health and safety protection and insurance against work accidents.
Health and safety protection at workplace: constitutional principles and the duty to protect the employer; the evolution of the special legislation on health and safety. Legislative Decree n. 81/2008. The subjects involved in the protection of health and safety: duties, obligations, civil and criminal liability; the prevention and the employer’s responsibility. Insurance legislation against work accidents and occupational diseases: social security protection and limits on the employer's civil liability; work accident and occupational disease; social security benefits; biological damage.
-The unemployment protection and active labor policies.
Social safety nets and income support measures: unemployment benefits; salary supplement payments; protection against the employer’s insolvency; perspective of social safety nets system reforming and the problem of social protection of discontinuous work; the emergence of irregular work. Problems of connection between active and passive policies.
M. D'Onghia, M Persiani, Fondamenti di diritto della previdenza sociale, Giappichelli, 2016
Programme
- Introduction to the study of social security law.The social security boundaries; the Welfare State origins and development in Europe; social security models. The Italian model and its historical evolution; constitutional principles of security, social security and social assistance (Article 38 of the Constitution); notions of need, risk, solidarity, assistance, welfare, social insurance, social security. The recipients of protection; national and community sources; evolution perspective of the Italian Welfare model. From Welfare to Workfare.
-Social security and welfare.
The legal system of social security; recipients and in need situations that are protected; the contributory system; the legal social security relationship; the pension protection for incapacity of work, old age and death; perspective of pension system reforming; the supplementary private pension; social assistance.
-Health and safety protection and insurance against work accidents.
Health and safety protection at workplace: constitutional principles and the duty to protect the employer; the evolution of the special legislation on health and safety. Legislative Decree n. 81/2008. The subjects involved in the protection of health and safety: duties, obligations, civil and criminal liability; the prevention and the employer’s responsibility. Insurance legislation against work accidents and occupational diseases: social security protection and limits on the employer's civil liability; work accident and occupational disease; social security benefits; biological damage.
-The unemployment protection and active labor policies.
Social safety nets and income support measures: unemployment benefits; salary supplement payments; protection against the employer’s insolvency; perspective of social safety nets system reforming and the problem of social protection of discontinuous work; the emergence of irregular work. Problems of connection between active and passive policies.
Core Documentation
M. D'Onghia, M Persiani, Fondamenti di diritto della previdenza sociale, Giappichelli, 2016
Reference Bibliography
M. D'Onghia, M Persiani, Fondamenti di diritto della previdenza sociale, Giappichelli, 2016 - F. Liso, Il “nuovo” trattamento di disoccupazione; - F. Liso, I fondi bilaterali alternativi.Type of delivery of the course
Lectures in the classroom or in digital platform in syncrhonous wayAttendance
Recommended attendanceType of evaluation
The final exam consists in an oral interview aimed at checking the level of learning achieved by students with reference to) to the basic understanding of the regulatory framework; b) illustration capability of institutes with respect to the basis of positive law, theoretical configuration of the same examination as set out in the texts. Questions may cover the entire content of the texts. For the final evaluation of candidates it’s taken into account both the general language properties and the technical mastery of the concepts and legal terms.