Here you can find information on your rights as an employee, your employers rights, unions, wages, and more!
Your rights as an employee
As a worker you have rights to protect you from being underpaid, overworked, and exploited.
Minimum Wage: The federal minimum wage is $7.25 but states have their own laws regarding this. But the employee is entitled to the higher one.
Overtime: The average workweek is 40 hours. Employees must be compensated for the hours they worked ovetime "at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay" (dol.gov).
Tips: employers cannot keep employees' tips, not even in a tip pool(Where employees share the tips they get).
Records: There must be a poster stating the FLSA requirements and they must keep records of employees' time and payment.
Child Labor: prevents employers from harming a minors health, well-being, and education. Minors cannot work certain jobs or operate vehicles.
Defining job roles, setting standards and criteria for hiring, setting company policies, determining payment, monitoring performance are all exmaples of the responsibilities of an employer.
Can your employer fire you for no reason?:
No, your employer cannot fire you for no reason unless you are an "At-Will employee" which is an employee that can be fired "at any time for any reason".
Can your employer require overtime?:
Yes your employer can require overtime but they are legally required to pay you appropriately for it.
Can employers descriminate?:
employers cannot descriminate against you for your color, race, religion, sex, disability, sexuality, or pregnancy.
Work enviroment:
your employer is required to provide a safe work enviroment free from sexual harassment or sexual advances.
When building a resume It’s important to keep it simple and professional. Here are some common mistakes you don’t want to make
1) Do not add photos to your resume (this depends but generally don’t do this)
2) Try not to add too many different fonts or colors to your text
3) Do NOT make spelling or grammar mistakes
4) Keep it to one page
Despite these rules there are multiple ways to make an effective resume but they should all have these four things.
1) Your name
2) Your address
3) Your phone number
4) And your email address
After that you can add relevant information like your job experience, your education, your career objective, skills, accomplishments, and any groups or clubs you’re a part of or have been a part of. Here are some links to great resumes
- novoresume.com
- resumegenius.com
- kornferry.com
- Indeed
- Upwork
- CareerBuilder
- Monster
- Snagajob
What is a cover letter?
A cover letter is a short document you send along with your resume that gives an overview of your resume and adds additional information.
What do you need for a cover letter?
1) You need to write the same header as your resume (WIth your name, address, phone number, and email)
2) It should be written like a letter, addressing/greeting the people you’re writing to (EX: to whom it may concern, dear sir or madam, or if you know their name you can write that)
3) Next describe what you’re looking for and your ultimate goal at their company.
4) you can sum up your resume, describing the most important aspects of it.
5) End with a thank you and a sincerely
This also depends on what type of job you want. Some cover letters can take up the whole page while others should be short. However, It is best in most situations to keep it to the point.
Interviews are a big part of your life as an adult whether you’re trying to get a job, trying to get an investment, an apartment, or trying to get into your dream college. At first interviews will seem intimidating so here’s some tips that’ll help you through your first one.
1) You should walk in, shake their hand and introduce yourself (try to make eye contact when you do this)
2) They will be asking questions about you, your life, accomplishments, goals, and past work experience.
3) One of the most common questions while being interviewed is “Tell me about yourself” or “describe yourself to me” and other variations. This can be an intimidating question to answer and you may not know where to start. In this case it’s good to pick one thing about yourself and let that lead your answer. If I were asked this question I would say: “I make comics and websites in my free time. I’ve been doing this since I was very young and It’s always been a big passion of mine. I think creating has helped me in many aspects of my life, especially my focus and determination to continue to work hard.”
4) When you’re answering their questions you should try and make your response as long and thoughtful as possible. The less questions they ask you the better because it means you answered them in a previous response.
5) When in an interview you may feel intimidated and not know where to put your hands. There are a few poses that you should use when you’re being interviewed. You can place them on your lap, put them at your sides, or put them on the table with your fingers laced together.
6) When you sit, try and stay as still as possible. Do not shake your knee or move positions frequently no matter how nervous you are.
The average wage in America is $75,000. The least amount your employer can pay you is $7.50 but the average hourly payment is in the 20’s.
A labor union represents employees and negotiates to get them better hours, wages, and benefits. Union jobs have labor unions however non-union jobs do not have this representation.
A union is also defined as an organization of workers who fight to have a voice in their workplace.
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