EMPLOYEES PRIVACY ISSUES AND LEGAL RIGHTS

GROUP MEMBERS :MUHAMMAD ARIF

USAMA AHMEDSAAD MAZHAR

EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES

• Employees are often concerned about maintaining

personal privacy.

• Some workplace practices, such as computer

monitoring, telephone monitoring, and video

surveillance, may hinder employee privacy, present

some of the most common workplace conflicts.

• Additionally, employers may also monitor email

messages and Internet usage.

EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES

• Telephone monitoring is another issue of employee

privacy.

• Employers may install surveillance video cameras to

maintain safety, prevent theft, and to monitor employee

activities.

EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES

• The Supreme Court has upheld an employer's right to

test employees for drugs and alcohol.

• Federal law does not prohibit an employer from requiring

an employee or prospective employee to take a

psychological or personality test.

• Private employers may generally conduct on-premises

searches of employer-owned vehicles, equipment,

desks, lockers, briefcases and other items.

EMPLOYEE PRIVACY ISSUES

• Some employers take additional measures to detect how

employees spend time on the Internet by tracking

websites visited and blocking access to certain domains.

• Employers may feel such monitoring is necessary to

ensure productivity, while employees may view it as

violation of their privacy.

EMPLOYEE LEGAL RIGHTS

• Right to be free from discrimination and harassment of

all types

• Right to a safe workplace free of dangerous conditions

• Right to fair wages for work performed

• Prohibits employers from discriminating in the hiring

process based on race, color, religion, sex, or national

origin.

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• Providing payroll services which includes paying wages, tax and National Insurance.

• Employees must be given a written document giving the main terms and conditions of their employment. This is sometimes called a Contract of Employment .

• Business Link’s website has an interactive tool to produce a Contract of Employment

• Employees are legally entitled to a minimum number of holidays. More information on Annual Leave Entitlement.

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• Family Medical Leave Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Equal Pay Act

• Workers' Compensation

• Privacy Rights

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

• According to the Family Medical Leave Act, all

employees have the right to be off for family and medical

emergencies.

• An employee having a child or going through adoption

procedures with his child has the right to family leave.

• Each employee is legally allowed to have 12 unpaid

weeks of work off within a 12-month period, according to

the Family Medical Leave Act.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

• Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees have the

right to be paid for all hours of labor he has provided.

• When an employee works overtime, generally 40 hours

in a seven-day period, she is entitled to overtime pay for

any hours worked beyond the regular 40 hours.

EQUAL PAY ACT

• The Equal Pay Act requires employers to pay male and female employees equally for doing the same work.

• But if one employee has a higher level of skill, uses more effort and holds more responsibility, that employee may be paid more than the other.

WORKERS COMPENSATION

• With few exceptions, employees have the right to

workers' compensation insurance for all work-related

injuries.

PRIVACY RIGHTS

• An employee has the legal right to her religious or

political beliefs.

• An employer cannot fire or refuse to hire an employee

due to his faith or politics.

Holiday with Pay

• Annual holidays

• Casual leave

• sick leave

• Festival Holidays

ANNUAL HOLIDAYS

• Every worker who has completed a period of 12 months

continuous service in a factory shall be allowed, during

subsequent period of 12 months, holidays for a period of

fourteen consecutive days.

CASUAL LEAVE

• Every worker shall be entitled to casual leave with full

pay for ten days in a year

SICK LEAVE

• Every worker shall be entitled to sixteen days sick leave

on half average pay in a year.

FESTIVAL HOLIDAYS

• Every worker shall be allowed holidays with pay and on

all days declared by the Provincial Government to be

festival holidays.