Chapter 49, Employer/Employee relations employment law

Question 1

Three forms of employment law

Answer 1

• recruiting
• employees in the workplace
• termination of employment

Question 2

Health and safety commission

Answer 2

the role is to ensure risk in the workplace is properly controlled across the u.k.

Question 3

Health and Safety Executive

Answer 3

responsible for the regulation of risk in organisations such as nuclear installations, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, gas and oil installations and the movement of dangerous goods

Question 4

Equality policy

Answer 4

a policy to ensure fair and consistent treatment of all employees ao that they are not discriminated against, bullied or harassed on the ground of sex, race, sexual orientation.

Question 5

Minimum wage act 1999

Answer 5

lays down the minimum level of pay to which employees aged 18and over in the UK are entitled

Question 6

Working Time Directive

Answer 6

Employees cannot work more than 48 hours a week

Question 7

Redundancy

Answer 7

When the job that used to be performed no longer exists and so the employee is surplus to requirements

Question 8

Unfair Dismissal

Answer 8

Where an employee is dismissed without a valid reason or the employee fails to follow the proper procedures

Question 9

Dismissal

Answer 9

Only can be dismissed for

• gross misconduct
• gross negligence

Question 10

Wrongful dismissal

Answer 10

When there has been a breach of the employment contract in the procedure of dismissal

Question 11

Employment tribunal

Answer 11

A special sort of court dealing only with employment law

Question 12

Termination of employment

Answer 12

An employees contract of employment is ended due to redundancy