Holding Your Employer To Task When Necessary

In the times of Covid-19, more and more people are doing all they can to retain their jobs with their current employer. It’s no secret that companies are having to downsize, or even go into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and that means our job security, worldwide, is at risk.

However, this has also led many employees to feel that no price is too great to pay when retaining a job. Of course, we cannot feel anything other than empathy for those situations. Finding a new job in this market is tough. Does that mean you should accept being abused or taken advantage of by your employer? Every situation is different.

It’s important to remember that if you need to, you are still within your rights to complain, and take your employer to task if wrongs are committed against you. Covid-19 has done nothing to change employment law, nor your rights at work. If you need to move forward with complaints, or even seek litigation, you are well within your right to.

So – how do you hold your employer to task when necessary? And what situations would apply? In the following words, we’ll explore that topic with you:

Attorney-Up!

Using the power of an attorney can be essential, particularly if you need professional help to deal with a real problem. A personal injury attorney can help you deal with negligence claims and more, especially if the right provisions were not put in place for your safety. Even if you decide not to prosecute a case, it’s important to speak to the best legal counsel for you should you need a crystal-clear understanding of how the law operates in this situation.

Collect Evidence

It’s also important to collect evidence of wrongdoing. This doesn’t mean secretly recording them if they’re verbally abusing you or anything so clandestine, because the legal ability to perform this without risk is questionable at best. However, you can ask others to be your witness, or you can save written correspondence, or consult with a legal professional to see which behaviors are acceptable and which aren’t.

Learning about your employment rights is also essential, because then when they are subverted you know your case is stronger than you may have anticipated. With an approach like that, you’ll be moving forward in the best possible sense.

Know Your Contract

Know your contract inside and out. What requirements do they make of you? What did you sign? If your manager is continually asking you to come in for overtime, it could be that your contract stipulates extra overtime may be required on occasion, particularly during stressful periods. The recent global pandemic is certainly a stressful period. Knowing how your contract operates, and how readily it conforms to employment law is absolutely essential. Again, this can help you understand if your particular situation is justified or not, and if not, it grants you the extra ammo needed to move forward with some kind of resolution – especially one in your favor.

With this advice, we hope you can more easily hold your employer to task when necessary.