Business and Administration
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).
• Date of commencement of employment • Your job title, duties and responsibilities of your role
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
1. Employment law - aimed to protect the rights, safety and health of their employees 2. Consumer Protection – aimed to protect and to make sure that business act correctly and fairly towards their consumers 3. Competition law – aims to ensure fair competition take place with each business.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
• Pension • Pay • Employment Rights and Responsibilities
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 – Line Managers, HR / Personnel Specialists, Staff handbooks and Policy Documents held within the organisation
External – Trade Union Representatives, Libraries / Internet Links i.e. ACAS, Business Link, Government, courses and Legal Professionals
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
Representatives can help their members by offering assistance within work with Redundancy, Health and Safety and Pensions.
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 to highlight
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).
• Date of commencement of employment • Your job title, duties and responsibilities of your role
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
1. Employment law - aimed to protect the rights, safety and health of their employees 2. Consumer Protection – aimed to protect and to make sure that business act correctly and fairly towards their consumers 3. Competition law – aims to ensure fair competition take place with each business.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
• Pension • Pay • Employment Rights and Responsibilities
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 – Line Managers, HR / Personnel Specialists, Staff handbooks and Policy Documents held within the organisation
External – Trade Union Representatives, Libraries / Internet Links i.e. ACAS, Business Link, Government, courses and Legal Professionals
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
Representatives can help their members by offering assistance within work with Redundancy, Health and Safety and Pensions.
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 to highlight