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Last Updated: 22/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
EİK514 - Current Problems in Industrial Relations II. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. BANU UÇKAN HEKİMLER
Mode of Delivery This course is conducted online.
Place of Delivery Online
Used Educational Platforms Online
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources Hekimler, A. (2004). AB&Türkiye Endüstri İlişkileri. İstanbul: Beta. Blanpain, R. (2007). Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Industrialized Market Economies, Austin : Wolter Kluwer. Yavuz, A. (1995). Esnek Çalışma ve Endüstri İlişkilerine Etkisi, İstanbul: Filiz.
Work Placement N/A
Aims of the Course The aim of the course is to enable students to analyze current issues and transformations within the industrial relations system through a theoretical and comparative approach. Within the scope of the course, it is intended to examine the effects of globalization, neoliberal policies, technological advancements, changing forms of production and employment, and the increasing flexibility of working life on industrial relations, specifically regarding the problems arising in trade union organization, collective bargaining, job security, and social dialogue. Furthermore, the course aims to enable students to critically evaluate current developments in industrial relations within the framework of different theoretical approaches and to develop proposed solutions to these issues.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Job security in Turkey
Week - 2 Flexibility in industrial relations and the case of Turkey
Week - 3 Flexicurity
Week - 4 Employment services and private employment agencies
Week - 5 Social dialogue
Week - 6 Multinational companies and endüstri ilişkileri
Week - 7 Globalisation and industrial relations
Week - 8 Globalisation and industrial relations
Week - 9 paper presentations
Week - 10 Human resources management and industrial relations
Week - 11 The structure and problems of Turkish trade unionism
Week - 12 The relationship between politics and trade unions in Turkey
Week - 13 Employers' associations in Turkey
Week - 14 Employers' associations in Turkey

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