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1.3 Legislation in Employment
Why legislation to employment exists: * To protect the rights of the employers and employees by providing rules and regulations that must be followed. * For advice on your contract. * Health and safety rights regarding; Wages, holiday rights, sick pay etc. * To protect people of different race, religion, sexuality or gender. * To stop exploitation of workers by their employers, e.g. minimum wage, safety policies, redundancy payments, etc. * To create rules in the business. * So that workers cannot be taken advantage of.
1.4 Identify sources and types of information and advice available in relation to employment responsibilities and rights
* Contract: There MUST always be a strong contract between the employer and the employee. This contract show: the hours of work you do, wages, holidays, sick pay and many other important positions of the job that need to outlined before the job begins. * Terms and conditions: There also MUST be term and conditions of the job that need to be signed by the employer and the employee, to show that they have agreed on what is expected throughout the job. * Job description: The job description is one of the MOST IMPORTANT things that come with working in a new environment. The job description MUST be read and checked over to make sure that there are no mistakes in the future. This shows exactly what the employer has required the employee to do, e.g. a waitress will be serving customers and should not be then told to go clean the toilets unless it was printed down in the job description. * Redundancy warning and pay: This means that the company (employer) cannot fire the employee on the spot. They must give a shot term warning, so that the employee has time to search for a new job. The company (employer) cannot fire you unless they have a reason why. They must give a redundancy pay which depends on the employee’s age, your pay and how long you have worked
Why legislation to employment exists: * To protect the rights of the employers and employees by providing rules and regulations that must be followed. * For advice on your contract. * Health and safety rights regarding; Wages, holiday rights, sick pay etc. * To protect people of different race, religion, sexuality or gender. * To stop exploitation of workers by their employers, e.g. minimum wage, safety policies, redundancy payments, etc. * To create rules in the business. * So that workers cannot be taken advantage of.
1.4 Identify sources and types of information and advice available in relation to employment responsibilities and rights
* Contract: There MUST always be a strong contract between the employer and the employee. This contract show: the hours of work you do, wages, holidays, sick pay and many other important positions of the job that need to outlined before the job begins. * Terms and conditions: There also MUST be term and conditions of the job that need to be signed by the employer and the employee, to show that they have agreed on what is expected throughout the job. * Job description: The job description is one of the MOST IMPORTANT things that come with working in a new environment. The job description MUST be read and checked over to make sure that there are no mistakes in the future. This shows exactly what the employer has required the employee to do, e.g. a waitress will be serving customers and should not be then told to go clean the toilets unless it was printed down in the job description. * Redundancy warning and pay: This means that the company (employer) cannot fire the employee on the spot. They must give a shot term warning, so that the employee has time to search for a new job. The company (employer) cannot fire you unless they have a reason why. They must give a redundancy pay which depends on the employee’s age, your pay and how long you have worked