err workbook

Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Workbook
for Health and Social Care

Published by:
Care Council for
Wales South Gate
House Wood Street
Cardiff CF10 1EW
Tel: [phone]
6257
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website:
www.ccwales.org.uk ISBN:
978-1-906528-34-8
© (2012) Care Council for Wales

Employee Rights and
Responsibilities for Health and
Social Care

for Health and

Contents
Introducing the Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Workbook for Health and Social Care

4

Learning Outcome 1: Laws that protect you at work

5

1. Health and safety

5

1.2 Workplace Regulations

6

1.3 The Law: Relevant Legislation

7

1.4 Laws that protect you and people who use the services you work in

9

Learning Outcome 2: Know about the Conditions of your Employment

12

Learning Outcome 3: Procedures and Documentation – Putting the law into action
3.1 Information about your job

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23

Learning Outcome 4: Getting Information and Advice About your Rights and
Responsibilities

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Learning Outcome 5: Understanding your Job Role and Occupation

46

Learning Outcome 6: Careers in Health and Social Care
6.1 Career Structures

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Learning Outcome 7: Organisations that represent the Health and Social Care Sectors

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Learning Outcome 8: The Sector’s Principles and Codes of Practice

69

Learning Outcome 9: Issues of Public Concern and how they affect
Health and Social Care Organisations

74

Health and Social Care: Employment Rights and Responsibilities – Evidence Record Form

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Employee Rights and
Responsibilities for Health and
Social Care

for Health and

Introducing the Employment Rights and
Responsibilities Workbook for Health and Social Care
Welcome to the Health and Social Care Apprentice’s Employment Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Workbook. This workbook forms part of your
Apprenticeship; it covers important aspects of your work, and helps you understand your most important rights and responsibilities as a person employed in Health and Social