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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES week 4

The document outlines the fundamentals of labor laws and regulations, distinguishing between public and private law, and emphasizing the role of international labor law in regulating workplace rights and duties. It details the objectives, types, and importance of labor legislation, highlighting its role in maintaining industrial tranquility and protecting workers' rights. Additionally, it discusses the significance of workplace policies, their advantages, and the characteristics of effective policies within organizations.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES week 4

The document outlines the fundamentals of labor laws and regulations, distinguishing between public and private law, and emphasizing the role of international labor law in regulating workplace rights and duties. It details the objectives, types, and importance of labor legislation, highlighting its role in maintaining industrial tranquility and protecting workers' rights. Additionally, it discusses the significance of workplace policies, their advantages, and the characteristics of effective policies within organizations.

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EXCURSION OF PERIOPERATIVE

THEATER ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
WEEK 1
Labor laws and regulations
•Definition of law
•A group of rules, general and
abstract, which govern the
behavior and the relationships of
the individuals in the society and
which are imposed by sanctions
enforced by the competent public
authorities.
Public and Private laws
•Public law is that part of law which
governs the relations of citizens with the
state, and of one state with another.
•Thus, public law includes: public
International Law, Constitutional law,
Administrative law, Criminal law, and
Financial law.
Private law
•Private law is that part of law which
governs the relations of citizens among
themselves.
•It includes the civil law in its widest sense
Commercial law, labor law, law of civil
procedure and the Private International
law
• International labour law
•International labour law (also called
"labour standards") is the body of
rules spanning public and private
international law which concern the
rights and duties of employees,
employers, trade unions and
governments in regulating the
workplace.
••The International Labour Organization
and the World Trade Organization have
been the main international bodies
involved in reform labour markets.
•The International Monetary Fund and
the World Bank have indirectly driven
changes in labour policy by demanding
structural adjustment conditions for
receiving loans or grants.
•International Labor Organization
•Following World War I , the Treaty of Versailles
contained the first constitution of a new
International Labour Organisation founded on
the principle that
•"labour is not a commodity", and
for the reason that "peace can be
established only if it is based upon
social justice".
LABOUR LAWS OR LABOUR LEGISLATIONS

• Labour laws or labour legislations is the body


of laws, administrative rulings, precedents
which address the relationship between and
among the employers, employees and labour
organisations, often dealing with the issues of
public law
LABOR LEGISLATION
• The term ‘Labor Legislation’ is used to cover all the
laws which have been enacted to deal with
employment and non- employment, wages, working
conditions, industrial relations, social security and
welfare of persons employed in industries.
• Thus ‘Labor Legislation’ refers to all laws of the
government to provide social and economic security
to the workers.
• These acts are aimed at reduction of production
losses due to industrial disputes and to ensure timely
payment wages and other minimum amenities to
workers
Objectives of LABOR LEGISLATION
• Maintenance of Industrial Tranquility
• Preservation of healthy, safety and welfare of
labour
• Maintenance of cordial Employee Relations
• Saving labour from profit seeking exploiters
• Promote harmony between employer
• Strengthen industrial relation
• Provide machinery to solving industrial
disputes
• Protection of women and child in the factories
Types of LABOR LEGISLATION
• Labor Legislation Related to Working
Conditions
• Labor Legislation Related to Wages
• Labor Legislation Related to Employee
Relations
• Labor Legislation Related to Social Security
Principles of Labor Legislation
• Social Justice
• Social Equality or Welfare
• National Economy
• International Uniformity
Importance of Labor Legislation
• Create a framework of Minimum Standard of
Welfare
• Protect and regulate wages
• Provide Social Security
• Maintains Industrial Tranquility
• Enhances Productivity
• Speedy Settlement of Industrial Disputes
• Promotes Trade and Business
• Protect Rights of Workers and Employers
Importance of Labor Legislation cont..
• Improves industrial relation i.e. employee-employer relations
and minimizes industrial disputes.
• Prospects workers form exploitation by the employers or
management
• Helps workers in getting fair wages
• Minimizes labour unrest
• Reduces conflicts and strikes etc.
• Ensures job security for workers
• Promotes welcome environment conditions in the industrial
system
• Fixes rest pauses and work hours etc.
• Provides compensation to workers, who are victims of
WORKPLACE POLICY
• A workplace policy is a formal policy which is
instituted by the management or owners of a
business.
• Workplace policies are clearly written up in
employee handbooks or notices, and employees
may be required to sign slips indicating that they
have received the policy and they understand it.
• Establishing workplace policies is important for a
business of any size, as it sets clear boundaries,
protecting both employees and employers
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
• Policies and procedures provide the framework
within which an organization operates.
• They define what your organization does and
how you do it. clear policies and procedures
support effective decision making and delegation
because they provide guidelines on what people
can and cannot do, what decisions they can make
and what activities are appropriate
POLICY CATEGORIES

• Governing policies
• Operational policies
• Administrative policies
ADVANTAGES OF HAVING WORKPLACE
POLICIES
• They help employees know what is expected of
them with respect to standards of behavior and
performance.
• They set rules and guidelines for decision-making in
routine situations so that employees and managers
do not need to continually ask senior managers
what to do.
• They help you to adopt a consistent and clear
response across the company to continually refer to
situations involving employee interaction.
• They allow you to demonstrate good faith that
ADVANTAGES OF HAVING WORKPLACE
POLICIES cont…
• They allow you to have an accepted method of
dealing with complaints and misunderstandings in
place to help avoid favoritism.
• They set a framework for delegation of decision
making.
• They give you a means of communicating
information to new employees.
• They offer you protection from breaches of
employment legislation, such as equal
opportunity laws
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD POLICY
• Policies must be known and understood by all who
are affected by them.
• Written policies are most effective because they
are spell out what organization members should or
should not do under a given situation.
• Policies should be stable. If policies are to serve as
guides to actions, they should not be changed
frequently. Careful study should therefore taken in
formulating policies.
• Policies must be consistent within the company at
all levels and departments of the organization.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD POLICY
cont…
• Policies must be sincere.
• Policies are public pronouncement of the philosophy
and beliefs of the company.
• The wording of policies should include real intention,
otherwise, they become mere writings on paper and
meaningless in practice.
• Policies must be realistic.
• Present situations or conditions must be considered if
policy statements are to be implemented.
• They should not be a mere statement of ideals and
commitments which cannot be implemented if
conditions were different

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