Task A – Short Answer Questions
Ai: Imagine you are a newly appointed supervisor/manager within your service. You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law. Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this.
Once you have identified a reliable source of information:
Aii
a) List three aspects of employment covered by law.
b) List three main features of current employment legislation.
Aiii Briefly outline why employment law exists.
Task B Your work role
For this task you will need the following:
• A copy of your contract of employment or employment agreement. If you don’t have a written contract of employment eg if you are employed as a personal assistant, discuss your terms and conditions with your employer and make notes to help you to complete the task;
• A recent payslip or pay statement;
• Access to your workplace policies and procedures or notes from a discussion with your employer if you are employed as a personal assistant
Bi Describe the terms and conditions of your employment as set out in your contract of employment or employment agreement.
Bii Describe the information which needs to be shown on your pay slip/statement.
Biii Identify two changes to personal information which you must report to your employer.
Biv Describe the procedure to follow if you wanted to raise a grievance at work. You may describe this in writing or produce a flow chart or diagram.
Bv Explain the agreed ways of working with your employer in relation to the following areas:
1. Data protection
2. Grievance
3. Conflict management
4. Anti-discriminatory practice
5. Health & safety
6. Confidentiality
7. Whistle blowing
Bvi Explain how your role contributes to the overall delivery of the service provided.
Bvii Explain how you could