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I know how good it feels to get that bank alert or collect that
cheque that contains the sum of your monthly salary and/or other entitlements
such as bonuses etc. Do you also remember the feeling when it was delayed for
about a day or two, must have been horrible especially if you had bills to pay waiting
at your front door. An employer owes a duty to pay the wages of his employees
and provide a good environment for them to work but what duties are owed to
your Boss as an employer, here is the list –
cheque that contains the sum of your monthly salary and/or other entitlements
such as bonuses etc. Do you also remember the feeling when it was delayed for
about a day or two, must have been horrible especially if you had bills to pay waiting
at your front door. An employer owes a duty to pay the wages of his employees
and provide a good environment for them to work but what duties are owed to
your Boss as an employer, here is the list –
- To offer personal service ;
- To be ready and willing to work;
- Not to willfully disrupt the employer’s undertaking, i.e. to
corporate with the employer;
- To obey reasonable or lawful orders;
- To give exclusive service, i.e. to work only for the employer in
the employer’s time;
- To account for profits received;
- To respect the employer’s trade secret;
- To take reasonable care of the employer’s property and to exercise
reasonable care and skill in the employer’s service;
- Duty of Fidelity;
- Duty of care and skill;
Look forward to the next blog on the duties of employers.
Adedunmade Onibokun, Esq
@adedunmade