[CT257.1] Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work Aspects of employment covered by law . Minimum Wage, Number of hours worked, Discrimination, Health and safety, Holiday entitlements, Redundancy and dismissal, Training, Disciplinary procedures and your contract of employment. the main features of current employment legislation . Employment rights act, Equalities and Discrimination law, Health and safety Act. Outline why legislation relating to employment exists .
Assignment # 304 Task A - Supervision Session Notes Ai. Duty of Care is the term given to define our action as carers, in its basic form it regulates the way in which we deliver the support required to our service users. We as carers have a duty to care for the service users, by delivering our services to the best of our abilities, which allows their dignity and well-being to be paramount. Our employer also has a duty of care to us and other staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe, and suitable to deliver a service to the service users. Aii.
The focus of training tends to be on the staff group delivering the services, to ensure that all recommendations and standards are achieved. p.d.p is important for my career, increases my employability, and helps me progress and gain promotion within my work place. As a senior member of staff, I am responsible for others: Staff, residents, visitors, etc so it is paramount that I am knowledgeable in all areas of management, Also is important for me to ensure that staff recive the training to ensure that they are aware of and follow, the current health & social care standards, legislation, and guidelines for good practice. .This will ensure a good work force are following all the same standadrs to ensure that best practices are met and a high quality of care is given to the clients, I ensure the team of staff i supervise have regular traing some that is refresher training on a yearly basisfoe example manual handling/administration of medication and the medication error policy and procedure this is one i ensure ,as i dont want any medication error but if this was to hapen, as we are only human i want to stress the importance of reporting and what the out comes are if you dont report/safe guarding which is in house and deliverd by yearly trained D.A.P.A(DESIGNATED ADULT PROTECTUON .) /health and safty training and ensure my team have read or
1.1 Minimum wage, hours worked, discrimination, health and safety, holiday entitlements, redundancy and dismissal, training, disciplinary procedures, union rights and consultation. 1.2 Employment rights, equality and discrimination, health and safety. 1.3 To protect the rights of both employers and employees by providing standardised rules and regulations to be followed within the workplace. 1.4 Health and safety posters placed in staff room in plain sight, www.acas.org.uk/ and https:// www.gov.uk/ are sources of information and advice relating to employment rights and responsibilities. 2.1 The terms and conditions of my contract of employment consist of information about my date of commencement of employment, my hours of work, salary, job title, place of employment, holidays and holiday pay, public holidays, sickness and sickness payment, pension, disciplinary rules, notice.
This is based around each individual and their careplan so the care i give is individual to them. I assist with personal hygiene, toileting and administer medication. As much as i enjoy assisting clients i always encourage them to be as independent as possible by letting them plan their day and making own choices. Also providing the clients with a welcoming and friendly environment will make all the difference to the person settling in. This provides stability for them and a sense of belonging.
Bii Describe the information which need to be shown on your pay slip/ statement. The information on my pay slip includes: •Company name •Employee's name •Tax code •National insurance number •Payment period •Payment method •Employee number •Nett pay Biii Identity two changes to personal information which you must report to your employer. I must report: 1. Change of address. 2.
Understand employment responsibilities and right in health, social care or children and young people’s settings Task 1 1. List the aspects of employment covered by law * Anti-discrimination provisions (eg gender, race, disability, --religion, age, Working Hours and Holiday entitlements * Sickness Absence and Sick Pay * Data Protection Act * Health and Safety At Work Act * Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks * Disability Act, * Manual and Handling Operations and Regulations, * The Medicine Act, 2. List the main features of current employment legislation • Employment Rights legislation • National Minimum Wage legislation • Employment legislation • Equalities and Discrimination law • Health and safety legislation • Working time regulations • Part Time Workers regulations 3. Outline why legislation relating to employment exist Legislation relating to employment exists to protect the best interests of both employer and employee. There are policies and procedures put in place in order to protect their rights.
1.1 The law in the UK covers a number of various aspects; these cover areas such as Disciplinary procedures, Health and Safety, Holiday entitlements, Minimum wage, Number of hours worked, Redundancy and dismissal and Training amongst others. There is also the Disability act, Manual handling, Data protection act, General social care council code 2001, RIDDOR 1995 along with more. 1.2 The main features of current employment legislation are Employment Rights, Equality and discrimination, Health and Safety. 1.3 Legislation exists to protect employees from being exploited and abused by their employers. 1.4 The main sources which contain an employee’s responsibilities are in their Contract, Staff handbook, Job description, Work policy documents and the Terms and conditions.
2. Understand agreed ways of working that protect own relationship with employer. 2.1 Describe the terms and conditions of own contract of employment. My contract of employment shows who my employer is and place of employment (head office), place of work, job title, commencement date and hours of work, pay scale and annual earnings. It also outlines sickness pay and conditions, annual leave and bank holidays and capability and disciplinary procedures.
Each individual transaction is transferred onto the spreadsheet and numbered in order of date spent starting with the earliest date from the prior week. Once this is all transferred the balance on the spreadsheet should be the same as the balance in the petty cash book. I then send this off via email to my accounting department. I print out a hard copy for our records and then post the actual receipts to the accounting head office to be checked individually. If they wish to enquire about a transaction or clarify why a expenditure occurred they contact me directly so I can then give them the information required on the expenditure and take further advice from my accounting team for future reference.