employee protection in a workforce Flashcards
what are the four employee protection laws
- equality act
- health and safety at work act
- working time directive
- national minimum wage
what does the equality act do
bans discrimination in all its forms
what does the health and safety at work act do
employers and employees have a duty to keep the workplace safe for themselves
what does the working time directive do
protects workers from undue stress and illness by limiting work hours
what does the national minimum wage act do
required employees aged 25 and overto be paid the national living wage and those under 25 to be paid the national living minimum wage
how does tesco follow the equality act
- they have a zero tolerance approach to bullying, discrimination or harassment of any kind
- to ensure they build a truly inclusive workplace they actively celebrate the unique differences of their colleagues by maintaining a culture that doesnt tolerate harassment in any form
- they take part and support pride events across the country and are a amember of stomewall global diversity champions programme and the open for business coalition to support LGBT+ people
In 2019 we signed up to the Race at Work Charter and are working to implement its five calls to action to tackle barriers that ethnic minority people can face. These include appointing an executive level champion for race, board level commitment to a zero tolerance of harassment and taking action that support ethnic minority career progression – all of which have been actioned.
Investing in Ethnicity; our second partnership aids with driving change using best practices. With the assistance from the maturity matrix we work in partnership to deliver action and create change. Offering our senior leaders, allies and steering committee bespoke sessions whilst having the opportunity to network with other organisations.
example of what tesco has done to follow the minimum wage act
Tesco has made an agreement with USDAW that will significantly increase the hourly pay rate for colleagues in stores by 72p, from £10.30 to £11.02. This represents the third pay increase for these colleagues in the last 10 months and an investment of more than £230 million
how does tesco follow employment laws
developed policies and blueprints on each key risk issue
how does tesco follow the working time directive act
- tesco has given all of their employees the right to request a flexible working pattern from their first day in the job, rather than having to wait six months under the current employment law
how does tesco follow tthe health and safety at work act
- there is a network of safety specialists supporting each area of our business at a local level
- Business policies and procedures that affect people safety risk are managed by safety professionals within this team, who have post graduate qualifications in safety as well as being Members of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and a Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).
example answer
tesco protects its employees by ensuring emoployees health and safety is maintained. this means that employees feel safe in the workplace. for example a store assistant will be stacking shelves with food and must have the right equipment / ladder. if they do not, this could lead to tesco facing costly court cases which would impact their profits if fined
example questions
- identify two roles of employee protection in a business that you have researches
- explain how a business you have researched complies with the equality act
- explain how a business you have researcheed complies with the working time directive
- explain how a business you have researched complies with the national minimum wage act
- analyse one advantage and one disadvantage to a business that you have researched of employee protection
- describe how a business you have researched has responded to employee protection legislation
- identify two roles of employee protection in a business that you have researches
- health and safety to protect employees at work
- minimum wage act to pay workers correctly
explain how a business you have researched complies with the equality act
tesco complies with the equality act when recruiting new staff, for example they will not discriminate against applicants on the grounds of gender, race or disability when selecting new checkout operators for the Christmas trading period
explain how a business you have researcheed complies with the working time directive
tesco complies with the working time directive when arranging work hours for staff, a checkout operative at tesco cannot be made to work more than 48 hours a week so tesco will need to make sure that they calculate the hours for each operative, not exceed 48hrs
