Course detail

Labour Economy and Work Rationalisation

FAST-0V5Acad. year: 2021/2022

Labour. Labour market. Employment. Labour force mobility. Labour in the production process. Labour categorisation. Ergonometry. Labour load and exertion. Working environment. Working conditions. Theory of working motivation. Work organisation. Distribution of labour. Working time organisation. Rewarding. Work rationalisation, operational efficiency. Work law precepts.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Alena Tichá, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of construction technology and labour problems. Knowledge of fundamental construction firm economy with respect to production. Knowledge of production factors and working system with respect to labour, machinery, equipment and material in civil engineering.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction. Basic terms. Work sciences.
2. Statistical classifications.
3. Work. Study of work. Organisation of work.
4. Standardisation of work. Measuring of work.
5. Standardisation of machines works. Standardisation of material, energy and fuel consumption
6. Remuneration. Wage theory.
7. Remuneration. Work legislation.
8. Remuneration. Wages and salaries.
9. Wage accounting. Wage evidence.
10. Work and wages indexes.
11. Work rationalisation.
12. Ergonomic.
13. Safety at work. Work market. State social support.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To get knowledge about labour engineering and economy of work in civil engineering, especially knowledge and basic skills of work, material, machines and equipment standardization and of remuneration and wages with respect to construction industry. To acquire practical experience at case study processing about standardization and remuneration in concrete construction firm. To acquire skills about practical use of statistical classification and coding for further work with information in civil engineering.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Huttlová, E: Organizace práce a pracovní podmínky. VŠE Praha 1997
Kadlčáková A.: Pracovní inženýrství. ČVUT Prahaa 1993
Kleibl, Dvořáková, Huttlová: Stimulace pracovníků a tvorba mzdových předpisů. VŠE Praha 1996
Mills,D.Q: Labour-Mnagement Relations. Mc Graw-Hill,Highstown, USA 1994

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Alena Tichá, Ph.D.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Alena Tichá, Ph.D.