Assessment Tasks
Task 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
Employment Legislation
Provide information that relates to aspects of employment covered by law.
Answer the following questions:
What are the main features of employment legislation? Why does this legislation exist?
This covers the employments rights, equality and discrimination and health and safety. This legislation exists because it protects employees and employers. What types of information and advice can be obtained on the Employment Rights and Responsibilities from the legislation?
The types of information that can be obtained are: Employments contracts, employees entitlements, employees entitlements legislation, antidiscrimination legislation and employees support.
What are your rights and responsibilities as an employee and your employer’s rights and responsibilities in relation to?
Contracts of employment
To attend regular training any reason to why you cannot attend company must be notified
Have to attain satisfactory Disclosure and barring service disclosure in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 and the Police act 1997
Probation
Place of work deductions Hours of work
Annual holidays
Public holidays
Sick pay
Notice
Disciplinary and dismissals
Grievance procedure
Dress and appearance
Health and safety
Vehicles and driving
Expenses
Personal mobile phones
Smoking
Devote full time to the company
Confidentiality
Antidiscrimination legislation are:
We have the right not to discriminate against on the grounds of age, gender, race, disability, religion or belief and sexual orientation due in recruitment and from first day of employment for as long as we are employed, this right is legally protected.
The rights to equal pay will cover payment and all terms of employment.
working hours and holiday entitlement
The working Time Regulations 1998 Act applies to all employers in the UK. Sickness absence and sick pay