legislation and business

Question 1

legislation

Answer 1

means the laws of a country
business has to follows these laws and it can affect the way a business trades

Question 2

principles of consumer law

Answer 2

quality of products or services offered by businesses and right of consumers relating to those products or services
- satisfactory quality
- rejects certain goods within 30days
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Question 3

principles of employment laws

Answer 3

way employees are hired and treated
recruitment
pay
discrimination
health and safety

Question 4

recruitment fairness

Answer 4

advertising vacancies
selecting candidates
interviewing candidates
offering a candidate a job
preparing the employees to start their job
producing the employees contract of employment
conducting employees induction programme once they start a job

Question 5

health and safety

Answer 5

provide a safe place to work
maintain and provide suitable equipment
training to keep them safe
report accidents
report anything to employer
ensure safety of those who enter premises
business having public liability insurance

Question 6

impact of legislation: costs

Answer 6

training
pay
equipment
licenses
administration

Question 7

meeting legal obligation

Answer 7

positive reputation - higher sales
stakeholders being treated fairly
better candidates for jobs

Question 8

not meeting legal obligations

Answer 8

taken to court- fines or prison
negative media stories
customer of employer injury
closed down business temporarily or permanently