Workshop · Rights & Responsibilities

Basic Legal & Consumer Awareness

Knowing your rights and obligations makes everyday decisions less stressful.

Plain-language awareness of the everyday rights and obligations that affect employees at work and as consumers.

Two people going through the lines of a document together at a table

Duration: 2 hours
Pillar: Supported
Mode of delivery: Online, face-to-face or hybrid

About this workshop

This workshop gives employees a clear, plain-language introduction to the rights and obligations that touch everyday life: at work, when buying goods and services, and when signing agreements or taking out loans. Participants learn what to check before they sign, what questions to ask, and where to go for reliable advice.

Learning outcomes

The basics of employment terms, rights and obligations
Everyday consumer rights when buying goods and services
What to check before signing a contract or loan agreement
Where to find reliable advice and support

Key actions

Work through common everyday situations together
Review a sample agreement for the key points to check
Practise the questions to ask before signing
List trusted places to go for advice

Your facilitator

Namgay Dorji
Legal & Governance Professional
Partner, Namgay Dorji Advisors
Namgay Dorji is a Bhutanese legal and governance professional advising government, corporate, civil society and sports bodies on legal, regulatory, governance and institutional matters.
Namgay Dorji
Legal & Governance Professional
- Partner, Namgay Dorji Advisors
Namgay Dorji is a Bhutanese legal and governance professional and a Partner at Namgay Dorji Advisors, with experience advising Government Institutions, Corporate Entities, Civil Society Organisations and Sports Bodies on legal, regulatory, governance and institutional matters.
His work spans employment and workplace issues, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, institutional policy development, dispute prevention and resolution, and organisational reform. His professional engagements also include work on disability rights and inclusion, including initiatives aimed at strengthening disability-inclusive governance, participation, advocacy and access to opportunities.
Namgay has contributed to the development and review of Legislations, Delegated Legislations, Policies, Codes and Institutional Frameworks and has experience facilitating consultations, workshops and capacity-building programmes for professionals and institutional stakeholders.
His approach combines legal and governance expertise with a strong emphasis on Duties, Rights, Dignity, Inclusion and Wellbeing. In the workplace context, he promotes practical approaches that balance Employee rights and inclusion with professional responsibility, organisational accountability, effective management and regulatory compliance.
Areas of expertise
Employment and workplace issues
Corporate governance
Regulatory compliance
Institutional policy development
Dispute prevention and resolution
Organisational reform
Disability rights and inclusion
Clients & experience
Government institutions
Corporate entities
Civil society organisations
Sports bodies
Legislation, policy and institutional frameworks
Consultations, workshops and capacity building
Workshops
- Basic Legal & Consumer Awareness