November, 2012 | Employment Blawg (AKA LabourBlawg)

November 2012

Protecting the Rights of Construction Workers with Employment Posters

November 30, 2012

Guest post regarding construction workers and employment law rights (mainly based on US law). Construction trade provides the largest number of employment opportunities all over the country to more than 7 million workers. Construction is a never-ending process, as each day new buildings and developments take place. It can be rightly said that the construction […]

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Veteran Disability Benefits

November 29, 2012

Each year, hundreds of military service members are injured while serving their country. Though many of these injuries occur while actively fighting in the line of duty, others happen during times of peace. Upon their discharge from the armed forced, military veterans who have been diagnosed with a disability are eligible to receive a variety […]

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Sexual Harassment: Fight It Early and Often

November 29, 2012

Sexual harassment is nothing to overlook. Even the most mindless flirtations can lead to sexual harassment or can be construed as such. If you have been affected by workplace harassment, proper action must be taken. Victims of sexual harassment commonly suffer psychological and physical harm. Sometimes these problems take months to manifest while some are […]

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Claiming from your boss after an accident

November 29, 2012

Guest post regarding accident claims at work. When you’re at work, you feel under pressure to constantly impress your employer by doing the best job you can. For fear of losing your job, you want to perform every minute of every hour of every day, but there are some things that can affect your ability […]

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What is a workplace accident claim?

November 28, 2012

Guest post regarding workplace accident claims. A workplace accident is one in which you receive physical or mental harm at work which is unintentional and unexpected. These accidents can be massively traumatic for the sufferer, often meaning that you may be worried to go back to work for fear of further harm or simply are […]

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IR35 Legislation: What it Means for You

November 24, 2012

Guest blog post regarding IR35 legislation and what it means for you. IR35 legislation was introduced in 2000 as a means to prevent people taking advantage of independent contractor status for tax gains. Despite having been around more than a decade it is still confusing people and catching them out. With over 2000 investigations being […]

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Salespeople Regularly Cheated Out of Wages and Overtime May Have Legal Recourse

November 21, 2012

(US guest employment law blog post) There are many businesses that rely on cheap labor for “sales” jobs. It is not uncommon for employers to structure their employment contracts as a contract for an “independent contractor” in these type of “sales positions” . The distinction of drafting an employment contract as an “independent contractor”, as […]

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Pregnancy Workers Fairness

November 20, 2012

(Guest employment law blog based on US law and practice) There is a time and a place for everything. Federal laws have been put into place to ensure that when an employee is at work they are able to be in a safe, non-hostile, and productive work environment. These have been very specifically put into […]

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Employers need to be more attuned to whistleblowing

November 19, 2012

Ask most employers about whistleblowing and many will tell you that their understanding is that it relates to very serious, obvious wrongdoing which is tantamount to serious criminal activity, such as perhaps insider dealing or serious fraud. Whistleblowing does of course include these items but in fact it goes a lot wider than that and […]

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Disabled Workers Eligible for Texas Supplemental Security Income

November 19, 2012

The recent, and some say current, recession has made it harder for disabled people to find even part time work.  In a good economy part time or contract jobs are more readily available for those that due to health reasons cannot work full time.  With millions of Americans jobless the once fully employed workers are […]

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