Employment Law
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Introduction
The aim of this Assessment is to demonstrate an understanding of employment regulation and how it is enforced. Other areas covered include; how to manage recruitment, manage issues relating to pay and working time lawfully and how to ensure that staff are treated lawfully when they at work. Finally it will cover managing performance and disciplinary matters lawfully.
Activity 1
The purpose of Employment Law is to provide legal protection to employees and employers. Employment Law is set up to ensure legal guidelines and standards are met with recruiting, working standards, pay and allowances and the disciplinary process. It is also aimed at protecting a person’s Equality and Human Rights such as discrimination against gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion and pregnancy.
Broadly speaking, the employment relationship is regulated by both voluntary and legal measures. Voluntary measures comprise agreements and other decisions that derive from collective bargaining, arbitration, conciliation, mediation, and grievance and discipline handling. They also include voluntarily accepted standards of good employment practice. Legal measures are European Union (EU) treaties and directives, the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, British statute law, the common law of contract and of tort, case law, statutory codes of practice and some international standards. In practice, these are not isolated sets of measures. Voluntary and legal measures invariably interlink and influence each other (catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk).
There is also a strong economic argument for equality within the workplace. If people are not able to reach their full potential, the economy suffers (WWW.GOV.UK).
The philosophy behind this is when individuals are given the correct working conditions and environment to work, along with a level playing field with equal opportunities and rewards, they are more likely to be happy at work
Introduction
The aim of this Assessment is to demonstrate an understanding of employment regulation and how it is enforced. Other areas covered include; how to manage recruitment, manage issues relating to pay and working time lawfully and how to ensure that staff are treated lawfully when they at work. Finally it will cover managing performance and disciplinary matters lawfully.
Activity 1
The purpose of Employment Law is to provide legal protection to employees and employers. Employment Law is set up to ensure legal guidelines and standards are met with recruiting, working standards, pay and allowances and the disciplinary process. It is also aimed at protecting a person’s Equality and Human Rights such as discrimination against gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion and pregnancy.
Broadly speaking, the employment relationship is regulated by both voluntary and legal measures. Voluntary measures comprise agreements and other decisions that derive from collective bargaining, arbitration, conciliation, mediation, and grievance and discipline handling. They also include voluntarily accepted standards of good employment practice. Legal measures are European Union (EU) treaties and directives, the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, British statute law, the common law of contract and of tort, case law, statutory codes of practice and some international standards. In practice, these are not isolated sets of measures. Voluntary and legal measures invariably interlink and influence each other (catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk).
There is also a strong economic argument for equality within the workplace. If people are not able to reach their full potential, the economy suffers (WWW.GOV.UK).
The philosophy behind this is when individuals are given the correct working conditions and environment to work, along with a level playing field with equal opportunities and rewards, they are more likely to be happy at work