Know Your Rights

2009KNOW YOUR RIGHTSEqual Work Opportunities for All The State shall protect labor; promote full employment; provide equal work opportunity regardless of gender, race, or creed; and regulate employee-employer relations.Male and female employees are entitled to equal compensation for work of equal value and to equal access to promotion and training opportunities. Discrimination against female employees is unlawful. It is also unlawful for an employer to require as a condition of employment that a woman employee shall not get married, or to stipulate expressly or tacitly that a woman employee shall be deemed dismissed upon her marriage. SDHETIThe minimum age of employment is 18 years for hazardous jobs, and 15 years for non-hazardous jobs. But a child below 15 may be employed by parents or guardians in a non-hazardous job if the employment does not interfere with the child's schooling.Security of TenureEvery employee shall be assured security of tenure. No employee can be dismissed from work except for a just or authorized cause, and only after due process.Just Cause refers to any wrongdoing committed by an...