Buissness
Section 1 – Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer
1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment. If possible, use an example contract to support your answer (feel free to obscure any confidential information).
The contract must have contracted hours, your rates of pay, how many holidays you are entitled to and probationary period. A contract of employment for my company is attached2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
Data protection to ensure data is kept secure and not used by unauthorised people
Pay and pensions to ensure everybody knows the rates of pay and how the pension is worked out
Health and safety to ensure everyone’s safety at all times.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
Equality act 2010
Statutory employment rights
Health and safety.
Data protection.
3. Identify a range of places where a person can find information on employment rights and responsibilities. You should identify at least two internal and two external sources of information.
You could get information from your line manager trade union representatives and book leaflets and documents. The union body like ACAS. You could use the government web site.
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
They can help you with things like pensions TUPE transfer if you are been transfer to a other company. They could explain about redundancy and what is going to happen.
They can give you the information on Health and safety and how it affects you at work.
5. Briefly describe employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment. You should give at least two employer responsibilities and two employee responsibilities.
If possible, provide relevant equality and diversity procedures from your workplace (or place of
1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment. If possible, use an example contract to support your answer (feel free to obscure any confidential information).
The contract must have contracted hours, your rates of pay, how many holidays you are entitled to and probationary period. A contract of employment for my company is attached2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
Data protection to ensure data is kept secure and not used by unauthorised people
Pay and pensions to ensure everybody knows the rates of pay and how the pension is worked out
Health and safety to ensure everyone’s safety at all times.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
Equality act 2010
Statutory employment rights
Health and safety.
Data protection.
3. Identify a range of places where a person can find information on employment rights and responsibilities. You should identify at least two internal and two external sources of information.
You could get information from your line manager trade union representatives and book leaflets and documents. The union body like ACAS. You could use the government web site.
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
They can help you with things like pensions TUPE transfer if you are been transfer to a other company. They could explain about redundancy and what is going to happen.
They can give you the information on Health and safety and how it affects you at work.
5. Briefly describe employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment. You should give at least two employer responsibilities and two employee responsibilities.
If possible, provide relevant equality and diversity procedures from your workplace (or place of