Currently the world is going through a pandemic called covid-19, something really unexpected, which undoubtedly affects our physical, social and economic integrity.
Aware of this reality, many companies, businesses and institutions worldwide have ended their employment relationship with their workers. In other cases, these companies, businesses and institutions have resorted to modifying their working hours to recover or maintain themselves.
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In this sense, it is necessary to remember the worker rights:
- Every individual has the right to work.
- Every individual has the right to the same pay for the same working day, without any distinction.
- Every worker has the right to a fair salary.
- Every individual has the right to form trade unions to protect his interests.
In this article you will find:
What are the Rights of the Worker?
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It is necessary to consider the rights that people who work have regarding their pay, benefits and employment relationships. It is worth mentioning that a right for a worker will be a duty for an employer, this is reciprocal.
The rights to consider are:
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- Right to effective work
The worker has the right to safe work, for which the company, trade or institution must offer its worker adequate conditions, dealt with in the employment contract.
The professional functions of the worker must be respected, the employer cannot deny the worker to comply with the provision of his service, except in cases like the ones we are facing today, the pandemic that has mostly paralyzed the activities of companies, businesses and institutions due to the imminent danger of contagion.
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It is important to mention that the worker can request before the court for the company to comply with its obligations of compensation, or request the termination of the employment contract for breach of the company's agreements for unemployment.
- Right to promotion and training at work
This right means that the worker can have knowledge of the organization system, professional scale of the company, as well as approving the mechanisms for development, professional preparation, level promotions or promotions and improvements economic.
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- Right to physical integrity and dignity
The laws that protect workers agree on the management of guaranteeing hygiene and safety to the worker in the workplace, in addition to considering the protection from any aggression that could affect the privacy and dignity of the worker by demanding that his colleagues and bosses respect his integrity as person.
- Right not to be discriminated against to carry out a job
The workers' statutes determine that there should be no exclusion for reasons of racial origin, sex, age, civil condition, religious belief, as determined in these laws.
People who have a disability, but who have the conditions to carry out a job should not be rejected or discriminated against.
- Right to receive your agreed salary on time
Workers must receive payment of their salary in accordance with the provisions of the employment contract, on the scheduled date and in the place established in a timely manner.
Basic worker rights
exist basic rights for the worker, which are contained within different legal regulations and that companies must consider their compliance to prevent sanctions, whether due to ignorance they may be compromised by not understanding the importance of the rights of the employee.
Decent job
Workers have the right to work with fair conditions and environments for the performance of their work.
Holidays
According to the signed contract, the worker has the right to a paid rest for each year of work, and then return to carry out their work, if the worker does not comply, he may be sanctioned or dismissed from his job.
Leave for sickness or medical disability
According to what is established in the statutes and agreement of what is agreed in the labor contract, the worker may have a few days of rest motivated to illness or accident, in any situation you must be notified with medical evidence before the business.
Social benefits
These are rights that workers have by law, it means the recognition of the company or employer towards the workers agreed in the labor contract, service premiums, severance pay, vacation pay, bonuses, Christmas bonuses or profits, among others.
Worker's rights for a pregnant woman
- Companies must comply with what the laws establish and what is signed in the contract by the company and the worker.
- They cannot be fired from their job while pregnant or breastfeeding.
- They have the right to paid rest during the breastfeeding period.
To ensure that these rights are valid, and that they are functional to correctly handle the current situation that affects humanity, it is necessary to find the best way for the labor negotiationl, managing to demonstrate skills and establishing agreements that are sustainable, favoring decision-making between the parties involved.
