Unit One: Principles of Personal Responsibilities and Working in a Business Environment
Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment
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Name: Anca Furdui, Business and Administration, Assessment 1
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).
Four main points that would be included in a contract of employment are: the name of the business and the name of the employee, the job title and the duties and responsibilities, the salary, the hours of work, the pensions, etc.
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
1. Health & Safety 2. Data Protection 3. Pay and Pensions
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
1. Pension 2. Pay 3. Employment rights and responsibilities
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.
Internal sources of information are: informed colleagues, line managers, staff associations, etc External sources of information are: libraries, citizen advice bureau, Government, etc.
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
Representative bodies can support employees by offering assistance with the following issues: health and safety, pensions, union learning, collective bargaining, collective redundancy, transfer of undertakings, etc.
5. Briefly describe employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment. You should give at least two employer responsibilities and two employee responsibilities.
If possible, provide relevant equality and diversity procedures from your workplace
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Name: Anca Furdui, Business and Administration, Assessment 1
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).
Four main points that would be included in a contract of employment are: the name of the business and the name of the employee, the job title and the duties and responsibilities, the salary, the hours of work, the pensions, etc.
2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment.
1. Health & Safety 2. Data Protection 3. Pay and Pensions
2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment.
1. Pension 2. Pay 3. Employment rights and responsibilities
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.
Internal sources of information are: informed colleagues, line managers, staff associations, etc External sources of information are: libraries, citizen advice bureau, Government, etc.
4. Describe how representative bodies can support employees.
Representative bodies can support employees by offering assistance with the following issues: health and safety, pensions, union learning, collective bargaining, collective redundancy, transfer of undertakings, etc.
5. Briefly describe employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment. You should give at least two employer responsibilities and two employee responsibilities.
If possible, provide relevant equality and diversity procedures from your workplace