Labor Issues
Alex Pasqualone
Lakshya k
Workers rights and responsibilities
As an employee you have the right:
• To request an OHSA inspection of the company for workplace hazards.
• File a complaint with the OHSA if you believe you have been wrongly
discriminated, demoted or fired from the organization.
• You may refuse to work in a dangerous work situations.
As an employee you have the responsibility:
• Comply with all the OHSA standards
• Cooperate fully with the OHSA officer who inspects your workplace.
• Report to your officer if you have any work related injury or illness.
Role of Employment contracts and
Agreements
• An employment contract is an agreement between
an employer and employee that sets out terms and
conditions of employment.
• A contract can be in writing or verbal.
• All employees are covered by the NES, regardless of
whether they’ve signed a contract.
• A contract can’t make employees worse off than
their minimum legal entitlements
Role of Certification and Licensure
A professional credential shows employers that
you:
• understand the retail industry;
• have skills you need to succeed in retail store
positions;
• are committed to continued learning and
professional development
NRF
• The NRF or National Retail Federation is the world’s
largest retail trade association, representing retailers
from the United States and more than 45 countries.
• In the spring all students in this class will take a customer
service certification test, if you pass you will be certified
to be a customer service rep and will look really good on
your applications and resumes.
• The certification test normally would cost a student $50
but the county of Loudoun picks up the cost.
• So you can take this certification and use it at any
organizations and make you stand out from the crowd.
Role of labor organizations
• Labor Organizations bargain with employers
on behalf of workers in certain industries.
• The primary role of labor unions is to fight for
better rights, wages and benefits for workers.
• Unionized workers typically have substantially
higher pay and better benefits than workers in
the same industry who are not members of a
union
Process/ skill question
• An employee handbook that states all the
workers rights, expectations and rules so the
employer and employee understand and
implement them.
• Compromise between labor and employers is
important so that both labor and employers
are happy and can prevent strikes or
employees quieting due to the companies
unfair policies.