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Personnel Management. Employment Legislation Mag. Maria Peer. Labour law – employment law. Legal rights and restrictions of working people and organisations Relationships between trade unions , employers and employees - collective labour law
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Personnel Management EmploymentLegislation Mag. Maria Peer
Labour law – employmentlaw • Legal rightsandrestrictionsofworkingpeopleandorganisations • Relationshipsbetweentradeunions, employersandemployees - collectivelabourlaw • Employees‘ rightsatworkandthroughcontractofwork – individual labourlaw • Company agreements–agreementsbetweencompany‘smanagersandworkscommittee • Labour rightsaretheoutcomeofthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentsincethe Industrial Revolution
International Legislation – EU laws • E.g. the European Union Equal Treatment Directive unlawfultodiscriminateforreasonsof sexual orientation, religionorother belief • Consumer protectionlegislation • Environmental legislation • Health & safetyandemploymentlaw
Labour law – generalcontent • Industrial relations (labour-management, collectivebargaining) • Workplacehealthandsafety • Employmentstandards: • General holidays • Annual vacations • Working hours • Unfair dismissals • Minimum wage • Layoffprocedures • Severance
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
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
Dutiesofemployees • The employeeshallusethesafetymaterials, clothes, andequipmentthatareprovidedorprescribedbytheemployer • Personal work • Care andliabilty • Loyaltytoemployer (discretion)
Rolesof Trade Unionsandstaffassociations • Providing servicesformembers (membershiptoclubs, discounts on shopping, pensionandinsuranceschemes) • Givingadviceandinformation • Resolvingconflicts • Negotiatingpayandconditions • Negotiatinghoursofwork • Protectingtheirlevelsofwages • Observinghealthandsafetyatwork
Areas ofdiscussion • Disputes • Work schedules • Pay • Bonuses • Healthandsafety • Hoursofwork • The workenvironment • Grievances
Discontentofemployees Mightleadto • High labourturnover • High levelofabsenteism • Poor working • Time wasting • Complaints • Ignoringrules • Apathy Thereforecreatingharmoniousworkplacesiscriticalforthebenefitof all partiesinvolved.
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
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