LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
DEFINITION: * What is labor law? * What emerged labor law?
The Goal of Labor Law:
The goal of labor law is to equalize the bargaining power between Employers and Employees . Labor laws grant the Employees the right to unionize and allow the Employers and Employees to engage in certain activities: strikes, picketing, seeking injunctions, lockouts so as to have their demands fulfilled
EMPLOYEE:
A PERSON HIRED BY ANOTHER ONE(THE EMPLOYER): A PERSON OR AN ORGANISATION- TO A CERTAIN JOB UNDER CONTRACT. THE EMPLOYER HAS THE POWER/RIGHT TO CONTROL AND DIRECT THE EMPLOYEE OF HOW THE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED.
EMPLOYER:
A PERSON OR INSTITUTION THAT HIRES EMPLOYEES OR WORKERS.
THE EMPLOYERS’ LEVEL OF POWER OVER EMPLOYEES DEPENDS UPON CERTAIN FACTORS
EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP:
THIS RELATIONSHIP IS BASED ON: 1. Interests: economic pressures that affect their profits 2. . Control: Defined methods for reaching targets 3. Motivation: Something that moves a person to action, and continues him in the course of action.
* THE CHANGED ROLE OF HR PROFESSION:
The objective of HR Department is to maximize the return on investment from the organization, human capital and minimize financial risk.
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP I. BEGINNING II. MIDDLE (DURING)
III. END (TERMINATION) I. BEGINNING: 1. General provisions: A. Labor Law no.12/2003 (compromises 257 articles) B. Equal Employment Opportunities (who has the right to work?) No discrimination: Color, Sex, Religion, Physical Disability, Political Beliefs.
C. Regulations within the new labor law are only applied , all previous regulations are considered invalid , except if there are better benefits that the worker might obtain.
D. In case there are more than one employer, they are all considered responsible legally to fulfill the