Assignment 201 Understand Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young Peoples Settings Task A You Need to Update Your Staff Handbook to Reflect Current Employment Law Identify Three Different Sources of Information You Could Use to Enable You to do This. You could use the following to update your staff handbook either online or by telephone. Direct.Gov Health & Safety ACAS List Three Aspects of Employment Covered By Law There are many aspects of employment covered by law Minimum Wage, Health and Safety, Redundancy and Dismissal. List Three Main Features of Current Employment Legislation Three main features of current Employment Legislation are Employment Rights, Equalities and Discrimination Law and Health and Safety Legislation. Briefly Outline Why Employment Law Exists Employment law exists to protect you, your safety and your human rights at the workplace for example working hrs, pay, breaks, discrimination, bullying etc.
• Data Protection • Health and safety At Work Act (1974) • National Minimum Wage Act (1998) B) List three main features of current employment legislation. • Holiday entitlements • Training • Minimum wage Aiii ) Briefly outline why employment law exists. To protect the employee and the employer from being discriminated against, to provide safe working environments and to make sure no one is taken advantage of. Task B Bi) describe the terms and conditions of your employments set out in your contract of employment or employment agreement. See attached blank contract for all terms and conditions.
Health and social care Health and safety – HSC 37- unit 4222-306 Outcome 1 Understandings own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety. 1. Some legislations that relate to health and safety include: Manual handling regulations 1992- In summary, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, (as amended 2002) require employers to- Avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable; Assess the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that cannot be avoided; and Reduce the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable. Control of substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH): COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. You can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances by: finding out what the health hazards are; deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment); providing control measures to reduce harm to health; making sure they are used ; keeping all control measures in good working order; providing information, instruction and training for employees and others; providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases; planning for emergencies.
Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, social Care or Children’s and young people’s Settings 1) Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers with own area of work. There are a number of laws and regulations which have been written to protect you at work; they also protect your colleagues, the people you will work with and their families. As is usually the case, with rights go responsibilities; these laws also explain / advise you what you are expected to do and how you should behave at work. Main features of Current Employment Legislation are: I. Workplace Regulations: laws that keep everyone safe and reduce hazards and manage risks.
3) Identify two changes to personal information which you must report to your employer. 4) Describe the procedure to follow if you wanted to raise a grievance at work. You may describe this in writing or produce a flow chart or diagram. 5)Explain the agreed ways of working with your employer in relation to the following areas: * Data protection * Grievance * Conflict management * Anti-discriminatory practice * Health & safety * Confidentiality * Whistleblowing 6) Explain how your role contributes to the overall delivery of the service provided. 7) Explain how you could influence the quality of the service provided by; a)following best practice within your work role; b) not carrying out the requirements of your role.
HSC 037 Promote and implement health and safety in health and Social care Health and safety basically means assessing your workplace and reducing the risks. As an employee I have to abide by the health and safety at work act 1974. This means I need to attend any mandatory training I have been put on, go to supervisions, adhere to policies and procedures, use correct equipment, do not misuse faulty equipment, report any risks that I have seen and co-operate with my employer. This is all to ensure the safety of myself and others. My employer must follow the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, their responsibilities are to provide the mandatory training and supervisions, ensure policies and procedures are put in place, plan, organise, control, monitor and review health and safety arrangements, make sure the equipment is available and to maintain risk assessments and to deal with chemicals and other substances safely.
These three features are put in place to protect employees and employers within the law system. 3. To stop the exploitation of workers by their employers . For example the minimum wage, safety standards, holiday entitlements, maternity leave, redundancy payments, discrimination laws, maximum working hours, age requirements etc are all good things that protect employees. 4.
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. | 3. | Outline why legislation relating to employment existsTo regulate the relationship between employers and their employees, to establish minimum standards and equality of treatment for all workers. to protect all workers, employers. | 4.
Task 1 Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 - Under this Act it is your employer’s duty to make sure that you are protected from any risks and dangers which could occur in your workplace. As an employee, you must avoid taking any unnecessary risks, use any protective equipment or clothing that you are provided with and follow any training or instructions you are given. Equality Act 2010- This act has provided a legislative framework to protect the rights of an individual. This act replaces previous anti-discrimination laws with a single act. The Disability Discrimination Act -2005-This Act aims to end the discrimination that many disabled people face.
NVQ Certificate in Health and Social Care Level 2AssessmentInfection Control | Your Name: Work Placement:Managers/ Supervisor’s name:Contact No:Assessment Completion Date:Signed Assessor:Signed Candidate: | 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection The Care worker has a responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to take care of one`s own health and safety and others you care or support including their family, friends and work colleagues. The act requires Carers to : * Take reasonable care for their own safety and that of others. * Cooperate with the employer in respect of Health and Safety matters .Not intentionally damage any Health and