Principles of Personal Responsibilities and Working in a Business Environment
Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment
Assessment
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Please note that this Assessment document has 8 pages and is made up of 7 Sections.
Name: Emily Normington
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).
1. Date of commencement of employment 2. Job title 3. Employer’s name 4. Hours of work
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
1. Health and safety 2. Employment rights and responsibilities 3. Data protection.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
National minimum wage 1998
The working time regulations
The data protection act 1998
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.
1. Libraries 2. Citizens Advice Bureau 3. Government 4. ACAS 5. Line managers 6. Representatives in the workplace
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
They can support by a trade union. These are large organisations that represent the Interests
Assessment
You should use this file to complete your Assessment.
• The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk
• Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly
• When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference
• Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number.
Please note that this Assessment document has 8 pages and is made up of 7 Sections.
Name: Emily Normington
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).
1. Date of commencement of employment 2. Job title 3. Employer’s name 4. Hours of work
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
1. Health and safety 2. Employment rights and responsibilities 3. Data protection.
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
National minimum wage 1998
The working time regulations
The data protection act 1998
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.
1. Libraries 2. Citizens Advice Bureau 3. Government 4. ACAS 5. Line managers 6. Representatives in the workplace
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
They can support by a trade union. These are large organisations that represent the Interests