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EMPLOYEE RIGHTS 2
Employees are protected from unfair treatment by their employees by law. Laws
protecting workers from exploitation are known as Employees Statutory Rights. Employees' law
protects the rights and obligations that exist within an employer-employee relationship.
Employment laws involve diverse legal issues that stem from the complexity of employment
relationships and situations. Although the statutory employee rights enhance fairness in the
workplace, the rights of each may vary from one another depending on the type of job. Employee
rights are thus derived from the statutory laws and the employment agreement.
Q1
For instance, her employees (Jess, Leone, and Kim) decide that the company has no obligation to
her. It is therefore clear that the employers suggest that she has no contract with the company.
Contractual employee rights are entitlements set out during the laying out of the terms and
conditions of an employment contract. They are those entitlements obliged to the employees but
not necessarily required by law. The contractual rights award employees additional rights that
surpass the statutory rights minimum (FindLaw, 2019). However, it is worth noting that
contractual employee rights can add more rights but cannot reduce them below the statute laws.
Failing to abide by these rights holds employers liable for breach of contract.
Apart from contractual employee rights, there are other statutory rights that protect
employees. For instance, every employee is entitled to the National Minimum Wage. Each
employee must be paid at least the national minimum wage which is $7.6 per hour for workers
above the age of 21, $6 for workers aged 18-21, and $4.4 for workers aged 16-17 years
(FindLaw, 2019). Within the first two months of employment, an employee should be provided
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with details and the principal terms and conditions of the job which include the job title,
expected hours of work, wage rates, and details of pension if any among other information.
Every worker is entitled to the right to unpaid time off work to pursue training, attend to
Employees have the right to a paid holiday annually. Every full-time employee is
entitled to a 5-6 weeks paid off time each year (FindLaw, 2019). For part-time workers, each is
entitled to a pro-rata.
No employee should be forced to work for more than an average of 48 hours per week
Employees have the freedom from discrimination at the work station. This includes all
forms of discrimination such as disability, sex, age, race, religious beliefs, and sexual orientation.
Q2
Although Sameena had set employment contracts for other employees, she failed to
establish a contract for herself. An employment contract is an agreement between employers and
practical, several terms and conditions must be outlined. The terms and conditions include:
Job information- This consists of the job title, team, and department in
which the employee will work (Schwab & Thomas, 2006). This section explains how
employment contract. This section should include the number of paid vacation days,
unpaid leave, and explain unexpected emergencies such as sickness. It should outline if it
is possible for employees to make up for lost hours by working overtime and during
weekends.
employment contract. It should outline the package of compensation and other benefits
(Schwab & Thomas, 2006). Therefore, it should include the monthly salary, raises
information, incentives and bonuses and how they may be obtained. Benefits such as
medical care should also be outlined in this section and the amount that a beneficiary of
included in the contract. This section should include the hours that the employee should
work and other available working options such as working from home.
the contract. It should guarantee the security of employees' private information and
handed over to the worker for signing. This section may be included in a digital segment
employee leave a company are included. These requirements aim at protecting the
References
https://employment.findlaw.com/employment-discrimination/employees-rights-101.html
Schwab, S. J., & Thomas, R. S. (2006). An empirical analysis of CEO employment contracts:
What do top executives bargain for. Wash. & Lee L. Rev., 63, 231.