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Comprehensive Guide to Labour Law and Employment Legislation

Explore the legal rights and restrictions of working individuals and organizations, including relationships between trade unions, employers, and employees. Learn about collective and individual labour laws, company agreements, international legislation, and employment standards. Understand the duties of employers and employees, roles of trade unions, and areas of discussion in workplace management.

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Comprehensive Guide to Labour Law and Employment Legislation

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  1. Personnel Management EmploymentLegislation Mag. Maria Peer

  2. Labour law – employmentlaw • Legal rightsandrestrictionsofworkingpeopleandorganisations • Relationshipsbetweentradeunions, employersandemployees - collectivelabourlaw • Employees‘ rightsatworkandthroughcontractofwork – individual labourlaw • Company agreements–agreementsbetweencompany‘smanagersandworkscommittee • Labour rightsaretheoutcomeofthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentsincethe Industrial Revolution

  3. International Legislation – EU laws • E.g. the European Union Equal Treatment Directive unlawfultodiscriminateforreasonsof sexual orientation, religionorother belief • Consumer protectionlegislation • Environmental legislation • Health & safetyandemploymentlaw

  4. Labour law – generalcontent • Industrial relations (labour-management, collectivebargaining) • Workplacehealthandsafety • Employmentstandards: • General holidays • Annual vacations • Working hours • Unfair dismissals • Minimum wage • Layoffprocedures • Severance

  5. Employmentlegislation • Covers contractualrightsforemployees: • Pay statement • Minimum wage • Terms andconditionsset out in writing • Protectionagainst • unfair dismissal • sexdiscrimination (in jobads, selection, promotion, training& developmentopportunities) • Racediscrimination • Working hours • Holiday • Trade unions

  6. Dutiesofemployers • The generalobligationof an employeristoprotecthealthandsafetyofemployeesatwork • Protectionofemployeesagainstdanger (safeworkingenvironment, youngpeople, disabled, pregnancy) • Payment ofsalariesandwages • Ensurewelfareandequalrights (religion, sex, health) • Minimum holiday (dependant on national law, hastobeagreed on) • In caseofterminationofthecontractemployeeisentitledto a percentageofhis/her yearlyholiday • Illnessinterruptsholiday

  7. Dutiesofemployees • The employeeshallusethesafetymaterials, clothes, andequipmentthatareprovidedorprescribedbytheemployer • Personal work • Care andliabilty • Loyaltytoemployer (discretion)

  8. Rolesof Trade Unionsandstaffassociations • Providing servicesformembers (membershiptoclubs, discounts on shopping, pensionandinsuranceschemes) • Givingadviceandinformation • Resolvingconflicts • Negotiatingpayandconditions • Negotiatinghoursofwork • Protectingtheirlevelsofwages • Observinghealthandsafetyatwork

  9. Areas ofdiscussion • Disputes • Work schedules • Pay • Bonuses • Healthandsafety • Hoursofwork • The workenvironment • Grievances

  10. Discontentofemployees Mightleadto • High labourturnover • High levelofabsenteism • Poor working • Time wasting • Complaints • Ignoringrules • Apathy Thereforecreatingharmoniousworkplacesiscriticalforthebenefitof all partiesinvolved.

  11. Termination ofemployment • Handledbythe Human resourcesdepartment (paperwork) • Resultof • Retirement • Dismissalandredundancy • Recognition oflongservices – reunions • Guidelines fordismissal • Writtenstatementofworkingcontractdetails • Fair dismissalsas a resultof • Sexual orracialharassment • Wilfuldestructionofcompanyproperty • Continuousbad time keeping • Negligentattitudeatwork

  12. Literature • Baker, T., Becker B., de Jongh, S. & Steinkellner, S. (2011). Personnel Management. Manz. Wien • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_law • http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/unison/organisations-and-unions/rights-in-the-workplace.html • http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/business-theory/people/rights-of-employees-and-employers.html • http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/lloyds-tsb/the-business-benefits-of-diversity/employment-legislation-and-diversity.html • http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/business-theory/people/employment-legislation.html • http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/business-theory/people/trade-unions.html

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