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Do You Know The Responsibilities Of An Employer? You Should!

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When you work for someone, it is important that you understand the responsibilities that they hold as your employer. It is their job to ensure that certain things in place to keep your time at work as pleasant as possible. Do you know what the responsibilities of an employer are? Well you should, and we are going to talk about some of them in this article.

Fair Hiring Standards

The first thing that we are going to look at is fair hiring standards. What this means is that you should not be discriminated against at all during this process. It doesn’t matter whether you are a man/woman, black/white, gay/straight etc, you should be given the fair opportunity to interview for the role. Once this has been completed, the company should hire the person who is best suited for the job, not someone that they like.

If you feel as though there has been an issue in which fair hiring standards have not been enforced, you should discuss this with a lawyer immediately. The company could be facing a lot of trouble if they are found to be discriminatory with their hiring practices.

Keeping You Safe

Your employer must keep you safe while you are on business property or while you are completing work under the business’s name. There are a lot of issues that you can face at work, and sometimes the worst happens and someone can lose a life. Wrongful death claims often require legal assistance, and if you or anyone you know has a case involving wrongful death, you should speak to a lawyer about this. Your employer is supposed to make sure that you are safe at work, and if you are not, then you could have a case against the company.

Keeping A Healthy Work Environment

As well as keeping you safe, it is the job of your employer to provide you with a healthy work environment. This means mentally and physically. You should not be in any danger of physical or mental abuse, and there should be no reason for you to get sick. All health and safety codes should be followed down to the letter, but if you think your employer isn’t doing this then you should talk to them about this. See if they will enforce the codes to a higher standard. If they don’t, then it might be time to take further action.

Ensuring A Fair Pay Level

Finally, it is vital that your employer offers a fair pay level to everyone working for them. You should not be paid under minimum wage in any circumstances, and if this is happening to you, then you need to talk to your employer about this. There is a reason that the minimum wage is set, and to be paid under it is illegal. As such, you should take this issue up with your employer if this is happening. It is their job to make sure that you are being paid fairly, and if they are neglecting this duty, then you might have to take further action.

We hope that you have found this article helpful. If you didn’t know what the responsibilities of an employer are, then hopefully you do now.

4 Signs Your Employer Doesn’t Care About You

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We can’t expect everything from our employers, but there’s a minimum that we should demand. Respect is one of them. The freedom to grow is another. But what about an emotional bond? In the world of cutthroat capitalism, emotion can be seen as a weakness, and it’s not something that bosses automatically turn to. But then, perhaps they should, because workers respond better – and thus work harder – when they feel like they’re more than a machine to their bosses. So how can you tell if your boss doesn’t care about you? We take a look at a few telltale signs below.

All Work, Work, Work

Yes, you’re at work to get down to business, but let’s be real here: that’s not all it should be. There’s always room for some personal chit chat. To develop an emotional bond doesn’t mean greeting each other with long hugs; it just means showing any sort of interest beyond the work chat. If they’ve never asked you a single question that wasn’t related to your job, then it’s a pretty clear sign they don’t care about you – how can you care for a person if you know nothing about them?

Breaking the Law

We’ve come a long way when it comes to employee rights. Go back a hundred years or so, and they were virtually non-existent! Now, there are laws in place to make sure you’re treated fairly. However, some bosses don’t always follow the rules, because it means that they have to pay more money. Take overtime. If they’re making you work overtime, but aren’t paying you more, then they’re putting their profits above your rights – oh, and they’re breaking the law. If you suspect this has been happening, then talk with an employment attorney, and fight for justice. You don’t have to settle for less just because you’re afraid of losing your job.

When Times Get Tough

Everyone goes through difficult times in their life. During these moments, you want to feel like you have the support of the people around you. These times reveal the true colors of the people around you and, alas, it’s not always pretty. If your boss doesn’t seem to express any interest in what’s going on in your life and just expects you to work, work, work, then they clearly don’t care about more than what you bring to the company.

No Gratitude

Some employers like to think that you should be entirely grateful to them for giving you a job. But it doesn’t work this way. Having a job is mutually beneficial, it’s not a favor! If they don’t seem to appreciate all that you do for the company, then it’s possible that they do not see you as a fully formed individual, but rather just someone they can use to grow their business. You’re not expecting a box of chocolates every time you get something right, but a little bit of encouragement wouldn’t go amiss.

Notice the above signs, and it might just be time to look for another job!

Employees: It’s Time To Take A Stand

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As an employee we should feel valued and respected every day that we come into work. But as employee’s we know this isn’t always the case. There are so many things wrong with some companies that make them truly terrible placed to work for. Yet the chances are we put up with everything thrown at us simply because we don’t want to lose our jobs. But this isn’t how things should work. Any workplace should be free of hassle and everyone should have mutual respect for each other. If you’re fed up of some of the things going on in the company you work for, then take a stand!

Discrimination

Discrimination happens in every company in many different ways. It doesn’t necessarily have to be racial discrimination, this is really uncommon now. The discrimination we’re talking about is gender and favoritism. Gender discrimination is still really prominent in the workplace. Often males are chosen for the better roles, or given the better tasks during the day. If it is a mainly male based company then this is likely going to be happening often. But it does work both ways, if the office is mainly women, it is easy for a male to be discriminated. It isn’t right to be spending your days doing the jobs nobody else wants to do. If you’ve got designated job role, take a stand and stick to it all day. Don’t keep saying yes in fear of losing a job. If this did happen you could look into unfair dismissal charges. It can also be the case that with gender discrimination comes wage discrimination, more information of which can be found on this employment law blog. Favoritism is huge in companies all over the world. If you’re the favorite one then lucky you, if not it can make working days so annoying. If you feel someone is getting special treatment, mention it to your manager and try to get it evenly spread out through the office.

Rights

As employees we do have a lot of rights that sometimes aren’t respected. For example, if you work at computers all day, you do have the right to take a 5-10 minute break for every 60 minutes you’re at the computer. This doesn’t necessarily mean a break from working, but you should be able to be away from the computer. You also have the right to fair treatment and respect, which a lot of companies lack. You should come into work and be spoken to with respect like you’d expect in any other walk of life. But once some bosses get the power in their hands, the turn nasty rather than nice. If you feel you’re being spoken to unfairly, just have a word and let them know how you’re feeling. You also have the right to feeling safe in your working environment, again another thing some people don’t feel. If there are continuous hazards you need to report them to your manager, if they’re aware and don’t care, you need to take it further and ask for outside advice on whether a health and safety official can pay a visit to your company.