Employment laws ppt
- 1. Employment laws By luke biley
- 2. Health and safety • Definition- comply with requirements for safe equipment. For training staff must train to be able to use the equipment to the safety risks • Example- if there stunt, then this will need health and safety regulation on it and trained professionals can only carry out these tasks for them to be safe.
- 3. Equal Opportunities • Definition- the legislation is a body of law which state that the employer can not be biased based on there age, gender, disability or religion • Example- racial discrimination by tesco and most supermarkets now have to employ a certain amount of religious and disabled people
- 4. Employment Equality Regulations • Definition – Prohibits employers discrimination against the applicants age and can not change there view because of it. • Examples – retirement age is 65 ans they have a minimum of 13 years part time work and a minimum wage of £3.72 an hour
- 5. Employment liability • Definition- insurance employer should take out which they have to so incase an employee get injury in the work area. • Examples- if an employee gets an illness, injury or death caused by work or the workplace.
- 6. Trade union • Definition- this is an organized association formed to protect the rights and interest of tradesmen and is a group of different type of trades • Example – tube workers don’t feel they are getting paid enough, they would go on strike though the trade union to get something done about it
- 7. Employee rights • Definition – all right allowing fair workplace contracts and working condition, which every living person who works is entitled to • Example- wage, breaks, and leave must all be allowed if working or is taking the right of the people away