Indeed, the employer has ownership of capital, stocks and other important assets of a business, but without the employees, these capital, stocks and assets would not be turned into new consumer goods or products.
Unless an employer is handling a relatively small business, wherein he or she also has a share in the important aspects of the production or services, it is the employees who has a major contributing factor in doubling, even multiplying the capital and turn it into profits.
Thus, the employee has an inherent right to demand the implementation of particular legal protections from his/her employer. These rights may depend on the capacity of the employer, the state that governs the workplace and the employee’s profession in the business.
Here are several examples of basic employees’ rights:
- right to be protected from discrimination because of race, nationality, skin color, origin, gender, religious beliefs, pregnancy, age, and disability (in some cases, also involves, marital status and sexual orientation)
- right to work in a place free of harassment
- right to receive minimum wages, overtime payment for work exceeding 40 hours in a week or eight hours in a day.
- right to humane conditions at work and safe and secure workplace
- right to avail leave in […]

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