Employers Flashcards
Explain employer
Anybody who pays somebody else to do work
State the rights of the employer
Decide objectives of the business
Organise the business in a matter they want (legally)
To expect a fair days work from employees in return for a fair wage
To set conditions of employment for employees
To dismiss employees who do not honour the terms of employment
To expect the employees to respect the firms property
What are the responsibilities of an employer
To give each employee within a month of employment their written terms of employment
To provide a safe and healthy workplace
To provide each employees with written payslip, statement of pay
To abide by employment laws
Not to discriminate against employees
To deduct statutory deductions from employees wages
Outline the procedure of employing staff
Draw up job description Advertise the job Arrange interviews Select best candidate (who fits in) Induction for employee Give new employee terms of employment
Explain salary
A payment made to an employee that does not depend on the hours worked or amount of goods produced/sold by the employee in a given period
Explain wage
A payment made to an employee that depends on hours worked or the amount of goods produced/sold by the employee in a given period
What is paypath
An electronic means of transferring an employees wages from the employers bank account to the employees
What are the advantages of pay path to the employers
Employer does not have to make out cheques for many employees
Eliminates problems associated with cash payments
Saves time as it is quick and easy
What are the advantages to paypath for the employee
Employees do not run the risk of losing their cash
Employees do not have to lodge money in the bank, saves time
Wages are lodged instantly to employees bank account which can earn interest
Employees can access cash recieved at ATMs
