UCL - Health and Social Law

[DROP2133]

[30h] 5 credits

Teacher(s): Jacques Van Drooghenbroeck

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes

Aims

To take this course, students should be conversant with the social law mechanisms applicable to health issues and be able to apply them in precise situations (prevention, suspension of contract, etc.). They should be able to develop a critical and constructive appraisal of matters relating to health at work and on the effectiveness and consistency of the systems applicable.

Main themes

The course covers the following topics in turn:

1. Employment contract and temporary incapacity (analysis of any incapacity with reference to the contract, definition, guaranteed salary, social security, etc.)
2. Incapacity for work and termination of contract (mechanisms to terminate a contract for incapacity or during incapacity - termination for incapacity lasting more than six months, force majeure, etc.)
3. Health protection at work (factors, international, European and Belgian standards, supervision of health matters, medical law principles applicable to the supervision of health matters at work).
4. Social security (general introduction, concepts and analysis of systems for sickness disability and occupational illness).