Employment rights and contracts Flashcards
Law of number of working hours per week?
Law: Working time Directive
Laws of age?
Law: Working tim directive
Law of day off/rest breaks?
Law: Working time directive
Law of how much money people earn?
Law: National minimum wage
National living wage
What does the working hours law say?
People cannot be expected to work for more than 48 hours a week (people can choose to work for longer if they want)
What does the law say about age?
People under 18 years cannot work more than 8 hours a day, or 40 hours a week
What does the law say about Day offs/ rest breaks
People must have one day off work each week. If they work 6 or more hours a day, they must have a rest break of at least 20 minutes
What does the minium wage law say?
This is the minimum amount you are paid each hour, for most workers over school leaving age
The minimum amount all working people aged 25 years and over should earn
What is included in a FULL-TIME-PERMANENT EMPLOYEE contract say?
Hours: Whatever is writtten down in the contract
Sick pay: yes
Holiday pay: yes
What does a PART-TIME-PERMANENT EMPLOYEE contract say?
Hours: Written down in the contract
Sick pay: Yes- but reduced amount
Holiday pay: Yes- but reduced amount
What does a CASUAL WORKER- CONTRACT FROM AN AGENCY contract say
Hours: Vary according to what is needed
Sick pay: No
Holiday pay: No
What does a ZERO-HOURS WORKER contract say?
Hours: No set hours or times- a worker may not accept worker offered to them by an employer
Sick pay: No
Holiday pay: No
Tips?
Money given to someone by a customer to say thank you for good service (tips may be shared between staff)
Service charges?
An amount of money added to a customer’s bill to reward the employees who have given the customer a good service
Bonus paymenrt?
Given by some employers to reward their stafffor their hard work during the year and helping to make a business successful
