Employment Law Flashcards
importance of the employment law
essential for a business to keep up with any new legislation if they want good relations ans to avoid prosecution
types of employment law
Laws relating to Recruitment
Laws relating to employees in the workplace
Laws relating to terminating employment
- they all try avoid discimination
= it occurs when the employer treats a person unjustly and in favour of another worker over them etc.
= illegal
= Equal Pay Act, Sex Disrimination Act, Disability Discrimination Act all examples of these - Equality Act in 2010
against the law to disciminate against anyone because of:
Equality Act
- age
- race
- diability
- sex
- religion
- sexual orientation
- pregnancy or child
- being married etc.
- race
Laws relating to recruitment
Equality Act
sometimes needed to contravene with the act i.e. female worker needed for a carehome to wash elderly ladies or full mobility required as a police officer
should make adjustments for those apply with a disability i.e applications in braille
adjustments should also be like ramps for wheelchairs or help on hand for diabled people
Laws relating to employees at work
contracts for employees as soon as they accept the job as an agreement between the employer and employee under which they have certain obligations
i.e. duties to pay workers in return for workers to work properly etc. - legally entitled to a Written Statement of Employment
sets out main aspect of a persons employment - hours of work, pay, sickness entitlement etc.
Health and Safety Act
Minimum Wage Act
Work and Families Act
The Data Protection Act
Health and Safety at Work Act
THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY AND SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
businesses have a duty to take reasonable care but criminal law lays down minimum safety requirements
relates to:
- the place of work
- the system of work
- the working environment
- any machinary used
- employees
- use and storing substances
How the business complies with the Health and Safety act
- ensuring building is safe with its entry and exit
- whole system of work is safe
- employees with correct safety equipment and clothing and trained to use it
- a written safety policy for who is responsible for safety issues
- provide training for hazards associated with the work
how employees comply with the health and safety act
- take care of their own health and safety and others who are affected by their actions
- comply with regulations relating to safety matters
- not interfering with anything used to aid health ans safety i.e. fire extinguishers
health and safety commission (HSC)
in the uk
responsiblity is to protect people’s health ans safety by ensuring that risk in the workplace is properly controlled, to conduct research, promote training and provide info on H+S issues
health and safety executive (HSE)
responsible to the HSC for the regulation of risks and health and safety in organisations dealing with nuclear installations, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, gas and oil installations and movement of dangerous goods and substances
Minimum Wage Act
minimum level of pay to what people are entitles to both full and part- time employment
guarantee a certain level of wages
for all business to compete on the basis of the quality of their products, efficiency and customer service rather than their low wages
increases evert year
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