What are the basic rights of employees at workplace?

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.

An Employee should get respect on behalf of management.

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.  

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.

* 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.

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.