Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

Rights

Answer 1

are what every human being is entitled to, no matter
who they are. E.g. Food, Clothing, Freedom of Speech

Question 2

Responsibility

Answer 2

is something that you have a duty to do or
should do. It affects our lives and the lives of others. E.g.
follow the rules of the school and treat others with respect

Question 3

Employer

Answer 3

is a person or a business that pays employees for their work

Question 4

Employee

Answer 4

Is someone who is paid for the work they do

Question 5

Legal

Answer 5

from a legal perspective employers and employees
have to follow employment laws

Question 6

Social

Answer 6

An employer has a social responsibility to its employees to pay decent wages
and offer good working conditions in return for respectful and honest employees. This
social perspective also looks at relationships between them I.e. Industrial Relation

Question 7

Environmental

Answer 7

from an environmental perspective employers and employees should consider how their actions impact the planet and animals. E.g. Recycle and reduce pollution

Question 8

Ethical

Answer 8

Just because something is legal does not make it ethical. Employers and
employees must consider the rights of all humans when making decisions not just their
own rights. Employees must be treated fairly and honestly.

Question 9

Legal: employment legislation laws

Answer 9

Employment Legislation (Laws) exist to protect employees in the workplace and to ensure they are treated fairly.
Protection of Young Persons Act 1996
Employment Equality Act 2011
Unfair Dismissals Act 2007

Question 10

Protection of Young Persons Act 1996:

Answer 10

ensures young people are not
exploited in employment and sets out the breaks and rules for working during
school term

Question 11

Employment Equality Act 2011:

Answer 11

ensures no discrimination when hiring based
on gender/race/age/religion/traveller/ disability

Question 12

Unfair dismissal act 2007:

Answer 12

ensures employees are not fired (dismissed)
unfairly from the workplace

Question 13

Protection of young person act 1996

Answer 13

● Protects young workers under the age of 18 and prevent them from working late
night shifts.
● Children aged 14years may do light work, but only outside of school term.
● Children aged 15-16years may do light work during school term, but hour are limited
and there is a complete ban during the hours of 8pm-8am

Question 14

Employment Equality Act 2015

Answer 14

This law defines discrimination as the unfavourable treatment of an individual
based on the following 9 grounds:
Age, Gender, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Family Status, Marital Status, Disability, Traveller
These grounds are applicable during
Hiring, Promotion, Job Advertisement, Pay discussions, Conditions of work

Question 15

Unfair dismissal act 2015

Answer 15

A person cannot be dismissed for the following reasons:
● Age
● Pregnancy
● Religious Beliefs
● Political Beliefs
● Race
● Sexual Orientation
● Traveller
● Taking part in a official strike
● Being a member of a Trade Union

Question 16

Employee records

Answer 16

Employers are required to keep records of their employees which helps them
make decisions on payrises, promotions and dismissals.
This includes information such as:
● Personal details
● Records of behaviour and attendance
● Pay and tax details

Question 17

Importance of goy industrial relations

Answer 17

It is important that there is a good relationship between
Employers and Employees. This is called Industrial
Relations

Question 18

Good industrial relations

Answer 18

Employees are motivated
and hardworking = more sales and more profits

Question 19

Poor industrial relations

Answer 19

Employees are unmotivated
and will do bare minimum = loss of sales or industrial

Question 20

Causes of industrial relations issues

Answer 20

● Unfair Wages
● Poor working conditions or hours of work
● Unsafe Working conditions
● Unfair dismissal of a fellow employee

Question 21

Trade union

Answer 21

Trade Union is an organisation that represents the views of workers and speaks to the employer on their behalf on issues such as pay and conditions Members pay an annual subscription fee to join the trade union

Question 22

To improve working conditions

Answer 22

To make sure the workplace is safe and
healthy and that employees have any necessary protective clothing and
equipment.

Question 23

To try increase members pay

Answer 23

When workers see businesses increasing
their profits the union will argue that employees pay should increas

Question 24

Support members during disagreements

Answer 24

If a member is being punished unfairly by an employer e.g. discrimination, then the union will support the employee to correct the action taken by the employer.

Question 25

To protect the jobs of their members

Answer 25

to help prevent redundancies and unfair dismissals from workplace

Question 26

Shop reward

Answer 26

a spokesperson elected by employees as their official
union representative in the workplac

Question 27

Industrial action

Answer 27

when a disagreement occurs between and
employer and employee in the workplace that cannot be solved
through communication employees may decide to take action such
as Official Strike or Work to Rule

Question 28

Official strike

Answer 28

Employees hold a secret ballot and the majority vote in favour of
a strike. The union are notified and the employer is given 7 days notice about
the strike

Question 29

Work to rule

Answer 29

Workers stay in work but only do the basic duties they are paid to
do. E.g. teachers only teach and do not do extracurricular activities.

Question 30

Go slow

Answer 30

This involves completing the work at a slower pace than normal to
disrupt productivity

Question 31

Token stoppage

Answer 31

This involves stopping work for a short period of time e.g. 3 hours to disrupt work flow and demonstrate to the employer that they want
change.

Question 32

Overtime ban

Answer 32

workers only do the hours that they are normally contracted for and refuse to do any extra.

Question 33

Industrial relations act

Answer 33

is a law that states that employees cannot be sued for undertaking industrial action e.g. official strike provided that a secret ballot was done along with giving employer 1 week’s notice.

Question 34

Workplace relations commissions

Answer 34

This is an independent agency that provides
advice on industrial relations issues from employers and employees. It ensures that
employment laws are followed and employees are treated fairly.