employment law

Question 1

the equality act 2010

Answer 1

116 pieces of legislation into one act

Question 2

what does the equality act 2010 do?

Answer 2

it protects people in the workplace and outside

this protects the rights of people and advocates equality for all

Question 3

holidays

Answer 3

you must have 5.6 weeks of holiday in the uk.

you must be paid your normal wage

Question 4

why have holidays

Answer 4

so workers are able to have a rest from work

Question 5

holidays calculation

Answer 5

normal working days * 5.6 = days off

Question 6

max. work

Answer 6

48 hrs per week or 40 for under 18s

Question 7

choice and work

Answer 7

a worker can choose to work more than 48hrs

Question 8

what can an employer cannot do

Answer 8

sack the worker for working overtime

Question 9

what does max working time does not apply to

Answer 9

the self employed

Question 10

equal pay discrimination

Answer 10

all women are paid the same as men, in the uk

Question 11

racial discrimination

Answer 11

all colours race and ethnic groups must be treated the same and fairly

Question 12

sex discrimination

Answer 12

all men and women must be treated the same and equally

Question 13

disability discrimination

Answer 13

you cannot discriminated from a disable staff when recruiting if they are able to do the job

Question 14

sexual orientation

Answer 14

employers cannot have a preference of a worker due to their sexuality

Question 15

workers

Answer 15

they must be given a 20 minute break for every 6hrs that they work

Question 16

contract of employment

Answer 16

when a business offers a job to someone a contract has been made

Question 17

what is a contract?

Answer 17

a legal agreement between two people

Question 18

employment 1996 act

Answer 18

a business does not need to give a statement of employment of employment particulars within the next 8 weeks of starting work

Question 19

what does the statement of work include ?

Answer 19

this includes:
number of hours 
pay
holiday entitlements 
how much notice required is needed before leaving the job

Question 20

workers and following the law

Answer 20

they will see that the business is good as they will be treated accordingly to the law
this will motivate them to work and make the business to be efficient

Question 21

workers and respect

Answer 21

if workers are treated with respect in terms of legal requirements it will help for the retention of workers so less money is spent on recruitment.
they will be happy to stay in the business

Question 22

firms having a good reputation

Answer 22

firms with good reputations for their recruitment and employment practices then it will be easier to find new workers

Question 23

wage cost problemz

Answer 23

firm may need to employ more staff than desired

this is because of holidays and they have limit number of hours that workers can work

Question 24

court cost

breaking the law

Answer 24

if a worker takes legal action against the employer then a business will need to pay for a lawyer
E.G if an employee files for discrimination

Question 25

breaking the law

fines

Answer 25

if the firm breaks the law then they must compensate workers as a fine
E.G a sex discriminated worker will be compensated

Question 26

publicity

breaking the law

Answer 26

going to court will give them a bad reputations
e.g if workers claimed for discrimination then it may lead to a bad image an a possible fall on sales and a hard time to employ staff