Legislation Flashcards
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Main roles of business legislation
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- Regulate the rights and duties of people carrying out business in order to ensure fairness.
- Protect investors, creditors and consumers
- Ensure the treatment of employees is fair and undiscriminatory.
2
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What is an employment right?
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Something to which an employee is entitled which is protected by law.
3
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Examples of employment rights
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- Reasonable notice before dismissal
- Right to redundancy
- Right to be paid NMW
4
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Industrial Relations
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- Protection from unfair dismissal
- Regulations of procedures for industrial action (eg. ballots)
- Role / powers of employment tribunals.
5
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A business must ensure that
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- Goods fit their description
- Must be of satisfactory quality
- Goods are fit for the purpose specified
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