ERR Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children’s and young peoples settings. 1.1 List the aspects of employment covered by law. Minimum wage Hours worked Discrimination Health and safety Holiday entitlement Redundancy and dismissal Training Disciplinary procedures Union rights and consultation 1.2 List the main features of current employment legislation. Employment rights Equality Discrimination Health and safety 1.3 Outline why legislation to employment exists . To regulate the relationship between employers and employees establish minimum standard equality of treatment for workers and to protect workers, employers.
Unit 201 ERR Outcome 1 Statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers in my area of work. 1) There are many aspects of employment covered by law, some of these include; • Minimum wage. • Disability and discrimination. • Health and safety. • Holiday entitlements.
Unit 4222-244 Approaches to enable rights and choices for individuals with dementia whilst minimizing risks (DEM 211) Outcome 1 Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that ensure the fulfillment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimizing risk of harm. 1.1 • Human Rights Act 1998 • Mental Capacity Act 2005 • Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2005 • Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 • Mental Health Act 2007 • The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 • Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004. Together these legislations formed the fundamental rights and freedom of an individual. These affect the rights of every day life of an individual including what they can say or do, their beliefs, right not to be treated differently and have a right to a fair trial. These rights therefore have limits to ensure that other people's right are upheld.
1.2 The spectrum of employment law in the UK covers three main areas. Employment Rights, Equalities and Discrimination law... and Health and safety legislation. Although Equalities and Health and safety have meaning in other areas of life... both bodies of law feature measures relating to employment to a significant degree 1.3 Legislation relating to employment exists to stop exploitation of workers by their employers mainly to protect the rights of their employee’s and to make sure that they have everything they need such as. * Minimum wage * Safety standards * Holiday entitlement * Maternity leave * Redundancy payments * Discrimination laws * Maximum working hours * Age requirement All employee’s need to have all good things that protect them from unscrupulous bosses. 1.4 contract handbook policy documents terms and conditions job description Web sites like www.direct.gov (useful for other parts of ERR) books, journals, colleagues, whoever is above your employer est.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (amended 2008) RIDDOR - sets out what needs to be reported. Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 - emphasizes what employers are required to achieve under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Health and safety policies and procedures are in place to protect those in social care settings. They are to ensure that I adhere and comply to health and safety rules and regulations. Responsibilities Manager/ Employer To provide a safe place to work Prevent risks to health Assess risks and take action to reduce them Provide information, training and supervision as needed Ensure machinery is safe to use Provide adequate first aid facilities Provide PPE (free of charge) Carer/Employee To take reasonable care of my own and others’ health and safety To report to my manager any potential and actual risks and hazards Take part in any training provided To understand and comply with health and safety instructions and procedures Others To understand and comply with
Health and safety laws cover the work conditions, and minimum wage and other laws set basic compensation levels. We also have the Disability Discrimination Act, Children’s Act, Employment Rights Act, Employment Act (Flexible working regulations) Race Relations Act, Data Protection Act, Manual Handling Operations and Regulations, The Medicine Act, General Social Care Council code 2001, RIDDOR 1995, Training, and more. Why does legislation relating to employment exist?
201.1 Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work 1.1 list the aspects of employment covered by law The law in UK covers the following aspects: Minimum wage, Hours worked, Discrimination, Health and safety, Holiday entitlements, Redundancy and dismissal, Training, Disciplinary procedures, Union rights and consultation, among many others. Labour law covers the deal between employee and employer. Health and safety laws cover the work conditions, and minimum wage and other laws set basic compensation levels. We also have the Disability Act, Manual Handling Operations and Regulations, Data Protection Act, The Medicine Act, General Social Care Council code 2001, RIDDOR 1995 and more.
2.1 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role In my work role what it means to have duty of care underpins everything that I do, it underlies the codes of practice and this should be built into my practice on a day-to-day level. This is also a legal requirement and would be tested in court in the event of negligence or malpractice. Outcome 2 Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care? Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and individuals rights Conflicts and Dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and individuals rights could be staff having a difference of opinion over an individual for example a staff member believing they have signs of abuse and another staff member thinking they don’t. This could lead to conflict between the individual’s family / carers if staff involved other agencies such as Social Services.
To achieve P2: Describe the concept of health and ill health and explain how to carry out a holistic assessment. Explain the following different sociological approaches to health and ill health and how they apply to health and social care: The functionalist approach; The Marxist Approach; social action approach; The feminist approach You will need to produce a PowerPoint presentation which describes the bases of discrimination. You will then describe discriminatory practice in health and social care settings. Use examples to illustrate your points Members of staff have been asking why they should be aware of discrimination and you have decided to design a document to look at the potential effects of discrimiYou may wish to add to your document a thorough review of the effects of discriminatory practice. You will have to examine the effects of three different discriminatory practices in care settings.
The main legislation providing for the health and safety of people in the workplace is the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. This Act consolidates and updates the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 1989. It applies to all employers, employees (including fixed-term and temporary employees) and self-employed people in their workplaces. The Act sets out the rights and obligations of both employers and employees and provides for substantial fines and penalties for breaches of the health and safety legislation. (General Application) Regulations