1. List the aspects of employment covered by law (1.1.1) > Minimum wage, hours worked, discrimination, health and safety, holiday entitlements, redundancy and dismissal, training, disciplinary procedures, union rights and consultation. 2. List the main features of current employment legislation (1.1.2) > Employment rights, equality and discrimination, health and safety. 3.
The law in the UK covers the following aspects: minimum wage, hours worked, discrimination, health and safety, holiday entitlements, redundancy and dismissal, union rights, disciplinary procedures amongst many more. Labour laws that relate to the points listed above cover the responsibilities between employee and employer. Health and Safety laws relate to working conditions, minimum wage relates to basic salary and there are other laws that set basic compensation levels. There are several further laws that protect both the employee and the employer such as the Disability Act, The Medicine Act, General Social Care Council Code 2001, RIDDOR 1995 and more. 1.4.
Identify a range of places where a person can find information on employment rights and responsibilities. You should identify at least two internal and two external sources of information. Internal: Line Managers Books and documents held within the organisation Trade union rep Personnel specialists External: Citizen’s advice Web pages for example; Direct gov Library Legal professionals Government 4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees. A trade union representative is a union member who represents and gives advice to colleagues when they have problems at work.
Section 1 – Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer 1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment. If possible, use an example contract to support your answer (feel free to obscure any confidential information). The name of the employer and the employee The starting date of work The working hours The job role 2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment. Data protection Pay and pensions Health and safety at work Act 1974 2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees. Representative bodies can provide support, information and advice to employees. Organisations like trade unions can provide assistance via representatives to assist with issues around Health and Safety, pay, pensions and redundancy etc. 5.
List the aspects of employment covered by law. · Minimum wage · Hours worked · Discrimination · Health and Safety · Holiday entitlement · Redundancy and dismisal · Training · Disiplinary procedures · Union rights and consultation · Disability act · Manual handling · Operations and regulations · The medicine act · General social care council code 2001 · Riddor 1995 1.2. List the main features of current employment legislation. Employment rights act 1996- · The right to receive a written statement of terms and conditions of employment. · A right to not be unfairly dismissed.
Others include sickness and absence, sick pay, data protection, Anti- discrimination provisions which are gender, race, disability, religion, age etc…Union rights and finally consultations. 1.2 List the main features of current employment legislation. The main features in this day and age of the current employment legislation are a varied and wide field. They include: Being paid and receiving payslips, sick pay rights, Performance-related pay, Employment contracts and conditions, Contracts of employment, Changes to employment conditions, Breach of contract, The National Minimum Wage, The National Minimum Wage rates, calculating the National Minimum Wage: the basics. Others also include for employees to get help getting paid the National Minimum Wage, Time off and holidays, Annual leave, Time to train: being able to request time at work to learn new skills, Time off for dependants, Working hours, Working time limits (the 48-hour week) Rest breaks, Overtime, Flexible working, The right to request flexible working, Working from home, Part-time work, Sickness absence, Time off for sickness, Statement of Fitness for Work (fit note) How work can keep you healthy and lastly Employment protection during business transfers and takeovers.
Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own work area: 1.1 - List the aspects of employment covered by law: The law in the U.K. covers a variety of employment aspects that govern how we work and protects both the employee’s and employers, these include: Health and Safety – These are the requirements of both the employee and employer to create a safe work environment . Minimum Wage – The minimum wage that someone can be paid for their work, with some variables such as age, student status etc. Hours Worked – The amount of hours you work a week/month according to your contract. Holiday Entitlements – How much annual leave you are entitled to, differs dependent on your contracted hours. Discrimination – The national laws and policies on what constitutes discrimination and how it should be dealt with in the work place Redundancy and Dismissal - What constitutes fair and unfair Dismissal, redundancy pay and requirements for the payment of Redundancy pay Union Rights – The right to join a Union, and what a Union stands for, they are there to protect the basic rights of employee by creating an organised group of workers for the discussion of perceived grievances with their employer and the ability to respond to grievances with strike action.
Pay and Pensions Data Protection Health and Safety Act 3. Identify a range of places where a person can find information on employment rights and responsibilities. You should identify at least two internal and two external sources of information. Internal: Line managers Trade Union Representatives External: Libraries Citizens Advice Bureaux 4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
Task B Your work role Bi The main terms and conditions of my contract of employment are as follows; Description of my job role, location and hours of work, date of commencement, rate of pay, holiday entitlements and pay, absences from work, qualifications and professional standards, training, disciplinary procedures and dismissal, discrimination, grievances and capability, trade union recognition, statutory sick pay, pension rights, criminal records, probationary period, use of company cars and I T equipment, family friendly policies, confidentiality and data protection, wills and gifts, dress code and drugs and alcohol. Bii The information that is needed to show on my payslip is as follows; Name and address, employee number, national insurance number, tax code, date, tax period, employer paye number, rate of pay, total gross pay of period and year to date, net pay and any deductions made like tax and national insurance. Biii Two changes to my personal information that I must report to my manager are; change of name or change of address Biv There are two ways of dealing with a grievance at work STEP 1 informal, speak to the manager STEP2 formal, write a letter stating what the grievance is and when it happened. The manager will then request a meeting with persons involved, the manager will then come to a decision if you do not agree with the outcome you can appeal. Bv By signing my contract I agree to follow the policies and procedures and codes of practice correctly in the following areas; Data protection, Grievance, Conflict management, anti-discriminatory practice, health and safety, confidentiality, and whistleblowing.