Business and Administration Level 2 Unit 1 Assessment
Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Assessment
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).
Duties & Responsibilities, Sick Leave, Confidentiality, Disciplinary Procedures.
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
Health & Safety, Data Protection, Pay & Pensions.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
Pension, Pay, Employment Rights & 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, Personnel Specialists.
External: Libraries, Citizen Advice Bureau
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
One example of a representative body is a Trade Union help employees, you normally have to sign up to them and pay a certain amount a month or year and they are there for employees. They help your job become more secure, they support you if you lose your job, for disciplinary meetings, your salary, holiday ect. Another way that representative bodies can support employees is to forward employees' complaints and take them to the appropriate people, listen to employees ideas and suggestions, defend employees rights or protect against any injustice, voice the opinion of the employees in question, keep employees aware of the important ongoings/announcements in the business and make sure employees get all the assigned benefits of the job on time.
5. Briefly describe employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment. You should give at least two
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).
Duties & Responsibilities, Sick Leave, Confidentiality, Disciplinary Procedures.
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
Health & Safety, Data Protection, Pay & Pensions.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
Pension, Pay, Employment Rights & 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, Personnel Specialists.
External: Libraries, Citizen Advice Bureau
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
One example of a representative body is a Trade Union help employees, you normally have to sign up to them and pay a certain amount a month or year and they are there for employees. They help your job become more secure, they support you if you lose your job, for disciplinary meetings, your salary, holiday ect. Another way that representative bodies can support employees is to forward employees' complaints and take them to the appropriate people, listen to employees ideas and suggestions, defend employees rights or protect against any injustice, voice the opinion of the employees in question, keep employees aware of the important ongoings/announcements in the business and make sure employees get all the assigned benefits of the job on time.
5. Briefly describe employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment. You should give at least two