Essay #2
Essay #2
The objective of this essay is to help define and identify the important topics we addressed in the
last class and the essential characteristics of the elements in labor relations, as well as the
concepts of work and work agreement. In labor law, the important personal elements are always
going to be the employee and employer.
An employee is a person of legal minimum age who provides personal subordinated work or in
other words, performs paid services for another person or company. something that I must note
here is that you must be of legal age to work, if your age is below the legal minimum, your work
may be deemed child labor and may even be illegal unless you have your parents' or tutors'
consent. That is a prohibition and it’s stated in articles 22 and 23 of federal labor law, it says
"children age 14 or less cannot be employed, and all children between ages 15 and 16 will need
authorization by their parents or tutors".
Within organizations there is another type of employee, this is the trusted employee, according to
the federal labor law, they are classified according to the work performed and other factors.
Trusted employees are those with a higher rank and responsibilities within the organization. The
labor law also establishes that the category of trusted worker has to do with their functions, rather
than with the position or place they have within the company, according to article 9 of the labor
law "They are the ones who carry out general tasks of direction, inspection, vigilance, or
supervision, and those that are related to the personal work of the employer within the company
or establishment". What differentiates an employee from a trusted employee is that they do not
have the type of responsibilities outlined above and their positions are in a lower hierarchy within
the organization. Additionally, they do not receive direct instructions from the bosses, but rather
take them from trusted employees or other supervisors. But both trusted employees and others
are protected by the Federal Labor Law, however, being a trusted employee implies greater
responsibility and leadership, therefore, choosing employees to perform these tasks is important
so that the organization can work smoothly and appropriately. The employer is the person or
company that utilizes or requires the work of one or more employees. The employer depends on
the employee to do his or her job well for the success of the company whereas the employee
relies on the employer to treat them fairly and pay them what corresponds to them. That is the
basis of all work relationships, the employee provides subordinate work, and the employer
provides a salary, and if any of these elements are missing there could not be a proper work
relationship.
There is another very essential element that plays an important managing role in the company,
their main function is to represent and bound the employer in all their matters, they are called
employee representatives. This could be directors, administrative staff, managers, or some other
employees. The representative only has as much power as the employer gives him. 3 powers could
be given to the representative which are acts of the domain, lawsuits and collections, and acts of
administration. Acts of domain are all the acts of disposition that the owner commonly must
exercise over his assets. The power for lawsuits and collections includes the power to exercise
actions and defend the employer before the jurisdictional authorities, demand the fulfillment of
obligations, collect any debt, etc.
Another personal element is administrative acts are those that emanate from the Public
Administration and serve as a means or resolution to impose its will in the exercise of
administrative power. Another personal element within labor law that we must address is the