Nvq Level 2

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Unit 1: Understanding Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health & Social Care 1. Statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work 1.1 The aspects of employment covered by law are: * Anti-discrimination provisions (e.g. gender, race, disability, religion, age ) * Working hours and holiday entitlements * Sickness absence and sick pay * Data protection * Health and safety * CRB checks * Redundancy and dismissal * Training * Disciplinary procedures 1.2 The main features of current employment legislation are: * Employment Rights * Equalities * Discrimination Law * Health and Safety 1.3 Legislation relating to employment exists to protect the rights of employers and employees by providing rules and regulations that must be followed. 1.4 Information and advice in relation to employment responsibilities and rights could be sourced from; employers human resources, line manager, citizens advice or ACAS (Advisory, conciliation and Arbitration Service) , community legal advice, access to work, additional learning support or trade unions and representative bodies. 2. Understand agreed ways of working that protect own relationship with employer 2.1 The terms and conditions of my contract of employment include: * Hours – My hours of work will vary according to the needs of the Service Users. It is a condition of my employment that I work flexibly with the Service Users. Accordingly I acknowledge that there may be times when no work is available for me and that the company has no obligation to provide me with work or to provide any minimum number of hours in any period of time. I will be notified weekly of the hours that are available to be worked. I will be paid only for hours actually worked. * Pay rate – I am entitled to be paid in respect of the
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