Yesterday Monday 19th was the child labor laws and workplace safety workshop conducted by Ms. Lopez for all the CTE academy students which included video production and web design. Personally this workshop was very helpful for me because I am currently in the process of having my intership done and as a worker I made sure I knew my rights and all the procedures. First we were explained that the minimum wage was nine dollars, that we have the right to a safe work place and if this isn't happening then we have the right to file a complaint. We went over the jobs that one as a minor is allowed to do, also the amount of hours we are supposed to complete including the hours we are allowed during the holidays which are 4hrs from Monday to Thursday during school days and up to 8hrs Friday, the weekend and during holidays. One thing that I found very useful was certain things that the person that hires you asks you to do but you by law aren't supposed to. This is important because for some students they just go to their work place without any knowledge of these things. Another thing I found interesting was the sexual harassment topic. Sometimes people agree to their boss's orders because they do not want to lose their jobs or because they are not exactly aware of the signs. Sexual harassment could happen at any time, at any place and to anyone. We were told that if we felt uncomfortable at the work place for some reason, to inform our counselor or someone we feel okay talking about it with because we are all protected by our own union. We also entered into the proper equipment discussion which for the major part it's just about knowing that you have the right to acquire a separate time of just training so you could within that time ask any questions and be thought of how to use any equipment that you are asked to. The last area we went over was a review of how important it is to preserve a good communication with the person that hires you. It is important for you and this person to find different ways to communicate, this in case someone happens to you and you can't attend to work that day then they'll know and you'll just end up being the responsible one for making sure that they knew. Communication is just the key to work at a safe and comfortable environment.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
WBL Workshop #2
Yesterday Monday 19th was the child labor laws and workplace safety workshop conducted by Ms. Lopez for all the CTE academy students which included video production and web design. Personally this workshop was very helpful for me because I am currently in the process of having my intership done and as a worker I made sure I knew my rights and all the procedures. First we were explained that the minimum wage was nine dollars, that we have the right to a safe work place and if this isn't happening then we have the right to file a complaint. We went over the jobs that one as a minor is allowed to do, also the amount of hours we are supposed to complete including the hours we are allowed during the holidays which are 4hrs from Monday to Thursday during school days and up to 8hrs Friday, the weekend and during holidays. One thing that I found very useful was certain things that the person that hires you asks you to do but you by law aren't supposed to. This is important because for some students they just go to their work place without any knowledge of these things. Another thing I found interesting was the sexual harassment topic. Sometimes people agree to their boss's orders because they do not want to lose their jobs or because they are not exactly aware of the signs. Sexual harassment could happen at any time, at any place and to anyone. We were told that if we felt uncomfortable at the work place for some reason, to inform our counselor or someone we feel okay talking about it with because we are all protected by our own union. We also entered into the proper equipment discussion which for the major part it's just about knowing that you have the right to acquire a separate time of just training so you could within that time ask any questions and be thought of how to use any equipment that you are asked to. The last area we went over was a review of how important it is to preserve a good communication with the person that hires you. It is important for you and this person to find different ways to communicate, this in case someone happens to you and you can't attend to work that day then they'll know and you'll just end up being the responsible one for making sure that they knew. Communication is just the key to work at a safe and comfortable environment.
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