1. Dealing with
Employees -
Obligations of an
Employer
By
Chakkaravarthi V
Sakthi Sundar A
Karol M
Vaishnavi S N
Poorani R
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2. Contents
1. Fair & Équitable Wages
2. Working Conditions
3. Employée privacy Issues
4. Discrimination among Employées
5. Outsourcing
6. Child Labour
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3. Fair & Équitable Wages
• Fair wage
• According to the nature of job & actual skill level of
employées
• Unauthorized deductions, unnecessary delays in payment
• Promotions – Fair & Transparent appraisal
– Arbitrary appraisals, undue favouritism, failure to inform
the appraisee are unethical practices
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4. Working Conditions
• Health & Safety of Employees - Prime
Requirement
• Especially in India, where uneducated workers
are more
• For risky jobs, provide necessary protective
equipment
– Eg. Welders should be provided goggles,
gloves etc.
• Pay adequate compensation if health damage
occurs
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5. Employée privacy Issues
• Respect the privacy of the employees
• Interfering in employees’ personal
beliefs
* Reading employees’ e-mails
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6. Discrimination among Employées
• Create a climate of non-discrimination
• Treatment of employees based on their
performance on job, not based on other
parameters
• Reservation based on caste & gender
discrimination
• Grievance redressal mechanism
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8. Child Labor
• Firms employing children by taking
their families into bondage through
loans
• Eg. Garment, carpet weaving,
fireworks, brassware, metalwork etc
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9. Conclusion
• Each organization needs to develop its own ethical code
• At time of Recruitment
– Employees whom we are going to recruit should be in sync with the
company’s ethical code
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