Business & Administration Level 2 Unit 1
Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment
Please note that this Assessment document has 8 pages and is made up of 7 Sections.
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).
a. Employers Name b. Employment Type c. Salary d. Terms and termination details
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
a. Health & Safety at Work 1974 b. Working Time Regulations and Working Time Directives c. Data Protection Act 1998
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
a. Health & Safety at Work 1974 b. Employment Rights and Responsibilities c. Pay & Pensions
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.
Internal: External:
Line Managers Libraries
Trade Union Representatives ACAS
Personnel Specialists Citizen Advice Bureaus
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
Trade Union representatives are interested in their members’ well-being and can offer assistance to employees with regards to H&S, Pay and Pensions, Redundancy, as well as acting on their behalf during Collective Bargaining procedures.
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 study) to support your answer. These documents should be annotated
Please note that this Assessment document has 8 pages and is made up of 7 Sections.
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).
a. Employers Name b. Employment Type c. Salary d. Terms and termination details
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
a. Health & Safety at Work 1974 b. Working Time Regulations and Working Time Directives c. Data Protection Act 1998
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
a. Health & Safety at Work 1974 b. Employment Rights and Responsibilities c. Pay & Pensions
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.
Internal: External:
Line Managers Libraries
Trade Union Representatives ACAS
Personnel Specialists Citizen Advice Bureaus
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
Trade Union representatives are interested in their members’ well-being and can offer assistance to employees with regards to H&S, Pay and Pensions, Redundancy, as well as acting on their behalf during Collective Bargaining procedures.
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 study) to support your answer. These documents should be annotated