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Topic : Employee Rights - Still A Big Concern
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Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Business Policy(Strategy & Execution)
Activity:  222 views;  last activity : 02 10 2012 05:15:43 +0000

Today in India the employee rate is increasing drastically. But are the employees aware of their basic rights. Is their workplace providing them what they want. So the purpose of this discussion is to make the employees aware of their rights at workplace.

So what do you think are the basic rights of employees at workplace?

 
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1 Working hours and time off
2 Respect
3 Explicit human rigths and obligations
4 working hours
5 Amruta Divekar | Supported idea "Working hours and time off"
6 protection from unfair dismissal
7 recognition and appraisal for strong morale and training to employee,so as to minimize mistakes
8 Freedom of Speech
9 every one talks about their rights only.What above rights towards the organisation.
10 Power to APPEAL
11 respect
12 Be an engaged employee
13 Payment according to Industrail Standards and No extra work pressure
14 for which organization we should work for 8 hours or some time more than that?
15 Work like donkey and live like Lion
16 Respect

Working hours and time off

idea posted by Dipika Das Associate/Sr. Associate -(NonTechnical), ABC Consultants Private Limited

As a worker you have a right to a certain amount of time off during your work shift and in between working days. So don't work more than 8 hrs a day and don't do overtime. By doing this you will be able to balance your home and work life.

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by aniket haripurkar, MBA/PGDM student, jgi  | 08 02 2011 13:32:42 +0000

Respect to all who have commented...I agree with all your comments but apart from entertainment n cafeteria there are many more requirements. Providing and taking care of good and hygenic food in the cafeteria is also equally important.All organisations provide cafeteria but we should understand how many of them actually take care of the above factors.

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by S. Jayaraman, Freelancer, FMCG/Foods/Beverage  | 06 05 2010 17:58:17 +0000

Dipika Words are not enough to congratulate u . Apart from the basic rights , one has to consider how to accommodate the increasing number of population which is churning out in millions of graduates each year . The solution is to make compulsory eight hours a day  and regularize all employees . Multinational and national private banks make their staff work from 9 am to 9 pm in fron office and thereafter for 2 hours in the back office . There is nothing unusual to find employees returning home at about 12 midnight . Are we not denying the new entrants their right for job . If u can't provide full time jobs absorb them as apprentice and engage them for 4 hours a day at a lesser pay . You always compare with China but that country grows owing to more buying power because of more work , thanks to strong regulation which ensures 40 hours a week job only . In India it is the reverse, few people have more money and more people have less money . That is the reason Malls are failing one after another and in the market nothing sells unless there is a SALE all through the 12 months . Pantaloons is a classic example who have some sort of SALE all the 12 months .

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Hmmmm.....See cafeteria and entertaining not only be the factors........You can have nice time with ur colleagues as well.......and yes Dipika you are right please do not work more than eight hours..........

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Respect

idea posted by Sounak Sengupta Executive- Personnel, B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre

An Employee should get respect on behalf of management.

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by Dina Neil, sales manager, ING Vysya Life Insurance  | 03 23 2011 18:04:54 +0000

Respecting an employee is avery important.... But in many MNC's employee respect is still an question mark?

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I feel this is very important for an employee to work selflessly to its full capacity.

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Explicit human rigths and obligations

idea posted by Kaj Voetmann Senior Consultant, Beren

Many of the articles in the declaration of human rights are dealing with employee rights in a workplace and in a labour market. Some the minimum basic rights are signed by your country and apply to all companies.

But no rights are without obligations. Rights and obligations always come in pairs. Rights and obligation are always subject to change and interpretation. A good company has one or several policies defining the rights and obligations that emloyees and managers have. It is often a Personel policy, but in many countries it is much more complex because it is also ruled by the present and changing laws that govern the labour market and other relevant markets.

Often the basic rights are very different for managers because their rights and obligations are confidential and hidden in their contracts. Usually the basic rights and obligations for a single person is a complex combination of national and international laws, national and international negotiations of trade unions and employers associations, company policies and individual contracts.

This usually means that noone knows their own rights and obligations unless their manager decide to make the rights and obligations explicit and make it easy to compare them to other peoples rights and obligations. Usually this also involves the paymaent they get for their work and what they get if they are fired and so on.

In an transparent society this should be easy to find in one place. But noone seems to like to talk about the obligations you have. The declaration of Human obligations was passed in the French parliament august 22, 1795. If you believe in human rights you should also believe in human obligations.  

 

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IT IS TRUE.

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working hours

idea posted by meena sarode Associate/Senior Associate, wns

There should be a balance between working n relaxing mind and that could be only done by doing things which brings happiness to one's mind. If it is not done  in the right proportion, it can result in abnormal functioning of the brain by doing repetitive work.

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flexible working hours are very important for a employee and there must be some facilitation in daily working hours if any urgency happened

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Amruta Divekar | Supported idea "Working hours and time off"

idea posted by Amruta Mohan Divekar (HR Executive) Runoff / Sewage treatment water,A Leading Construction Company
yes..i think all employees should work with the office timing only with fresh mind...but...yes if any work load then we should do over time also..with future of the compnay...because we are depend upon our company & we sould respect of those thing...what say????
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yes i m highly supporting in this matter

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by Dr.Rahul Maniyar, dentist, private practice  | 06 05 2010 16:30:46 +0000

yes it is true that future of the company can be endangered...as although the sources are many but quallity is going to decrease with increase in the expectation and the time required to fullfill those.  

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protection from unfair dismissal

idea posted by Vinay kumar Pusarla Manager- Formulations, A Leading pharma company

* Written explanations are owed to employees who are discharged, demoted or transferred. The reasons for their punishments should be clearly informed to them in a written format.

* An appeal procedure should be established that is available to all employees who believe that their rights have been violated. This procedure should be simple and easy to use and work quickly.

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Depends on how HR is capable in handling those issues.It always require to give reasons based on effective analysis to find out the real cause before making such decisions.

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by Dina Neil, sales manager, ING Vysya Life Insurance  | 03 23 2011 18:14:36 +0000

Today many managers challenging their team members career for simple reasons to show their power.

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by Dina Neil, sales manager, ING Vysya Life Insurance  | 03 23 2011 18:12:31 +0000

Every terminations should be accountable to give reason for that action against an employee. MNC's should concentrate on the decissions which made by direct reporting manager's action against an team and it should be enquired clearly before execute the action.

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recognition and appraisal for strong morale and training to employee,so as to minimize mistakes

idea posted by ANOOP BHARTI M.E/M.Tech/MS student, LPU JALLANDHAR: PUNJAB
strong morale build up by recognition,hence the performance of employee,if done mistakes then training by seniors and experts so as to avoid repeats
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Freedom of Speech

idea posted by Nidhi Sehgal Sr. Account Executive, Saatchi & Saatchi X

I think it is very important to have the freedom to express your feelings at your workplace. You need to have the right to discuss and resolve issues or else it leads to misunderstandings and complications. If your boss and seniors do not hear you out, one starts getting demotivated and disinterested in the surroundings.

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Very True but it is always one way in most cases and no value for others opinion.

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yes you are right on your way. But I think you should give some more describtion about it. Ratnadeep.G.M Dipl in Com Engg/B-Tech 9768405308

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every one talks about their rights only.What above rights towards the organisation.

idea posted by Rajendran Mariagnanam Mariagnanam Founder and managing partner, Braintrain consultancy services LLP
Your right to know what your rights are there in a company too.so lets us be aware of the rights towards the company and our rights too by being in a company. The responsible people in a company should give out the rules and regulations of a company and publish it transparently in the notice boards and so on . All knowledgeable people in company should have some awareness of the company act,the employees act and the obligations of each and every responsible person at least in his or her domain. Many have to read the company's appointment letter or the agreement one has signed for and have to read carefully understand and interpret it rightly.Mostly all the major rules are emphasized in an appointment letter. However for many please see citehr.com for more information.
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It is still not implementing by many Indian companies.

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Power to APPEAL

idea posted by Ardhendu Pal Upgrading Knowledge Base, Researching in Computer Software/Hardware
It is stated every time that "Boss is always right". My idea is that if someone in the company finds loopholes in management or at the topmost levels he must have the sufficient privileges for bringing it to notice for good. "Boss is not always right" because he is, as a human, may fall prey to mistakes and miscalculations or jurisdictional mistakes. By this each one of the employees will have equal rights on social environment part because of the fact that employees are humans after all and will help to curb the politics played in organizations
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Depends on companies transparent policies !!

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respect

idea posted by Tarun Kumar Verma MBA/PGDM student, IIScs
do the work as you feel religion.its givig relaxtion to them.
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Be an engaged employee

idea posted by Srinivas suravajhala Asst. Manager.
As Mr. Amish opined, when you join an organisation you join for various reasons. One should not forget the fact that individual career development is dependent on the organisation well being. If other things are good, be an engaged employee of the organsiation, strive for its success that reaps you rewards. Dont become a prey for the outsider's politics and unionism. You give your best efforts wherever you work, if you are not getting recognition you ought to get, you have the option in your hand to hop. If you are a good worker, no organsiation will be ready to loose you.
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Payment according to Industrail Standards and No extra work pressure

idea posted by Shruth & Smith Group Owner, Shruth & Smith Foundation
An employee need to get paid what he deserve according to industrial standard. It is not good to make an employee work more and pay less. Also do not put too much of pressure on the employee than required. If he/she is not able to meet the expectation, he can be removed, but do not torture him mentally. I think these are all the basic things that has to be taken care in an organization while dealing with an employee. Regards, Shruth & Smith Foundation (NGO), Banshankari, Bangalore. http://www.shruthandsmithfoundation.org
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for which organization we should work for 8 hours or some time more than that?

idea posted by ratnadeep govind meshram working on backup and giving support on other activity o data center, Wipro
Yes as per Government guidelines each employee have to work for 8 hours and not beyound that. But If company is very good and giving all the benefits to the employee, so in this case if their is the requriement for an employee to work for more than 8-hours or to stay in the company for work purpose then I think that their is no harm in doing this. But if you are working into the organisation where you are not getting any benefits and working hours is been counted on the point of clock and it is compulsory to do 8-hours completely then their is no need to wait for even a single minutes after 8-hours gets completed. As soon as an employee completes his 8-hours shift he should log-off the system and can run home.If their is the requriement to wait for more then 8-hours then an employee should not wait.The best example of this is Zenith INfotech Ltd, Mumbai Branch, MIDC, Andheri (E). Here each individual employee work for 8.30 mins shift and we don't have any any kind of benefits like ta,da,esic,pf etc. It is my humble request to those who are not aware about this company please don't join this Organization ever in the life. Thank you, Ratnadeep.G.M 9768405308
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Work like donkey and live like Lion

idea posted by Ranjeet Kumar B.Tech Mech. Engg,Kurukshetra University
I could mention many rights which one should enjoy at work place,the list is always demanding more.However,the example given above can make you to have better understanding of this issue. When you are at work you should at work without with full dedication.when you are finished with job, relax as if you have no job at all
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Respect

idea posted by AMISH Admin/Facilities Manager, VKVC
When you join a company you join for various reasons amongst is the prestige that adds on to your CV or status. And if you do not get any, you are wont to quit. So i feel that if you do not get the right kind of respect, you have a reason to battle it out and if it still does not yield any response, you better join another company where you get respect. Because ultiamtely if you do not get respect from your own, your customers, or external world will not and thereafter you will not be able to be effective in your position and deliver the satisfying results.
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