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1
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What does Employment Law govern?

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How employees are hired and treated by businesses as well as making sure business behave in the legsl requirements.

2
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What are the four areas employment law relates to?

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Recruitment, pay, discrimination and health & safety

3
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What does the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 contain?

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All the responsibilities employers have on the h&s of their employees. All the responsibilities employees have on themselves and colleagues.

4
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What is the minimum number of days a year employees are entitled to paid holiday?

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20

5
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The National Minimum Wage states the minimum amount that all employees aged __ and above must be paid per hour; employers who don’t pay their staff the minimum wage can face up to £___ fine.

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16; 200

6
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Which act protects employers in unions and staff associations?

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Employment Relations Act 1999

7
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Which act restricts the number of hours most employees can work in the UK?

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The Working Time Regulations Act 1998

8
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Describe what a contract of employment is.

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A legally binding agreement between an employer and employee.

9
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Does The Equal Pay Act 1970 state that different aged employers or employers of different gender should be paid equal?

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Male and female employees should be paid the same

10
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What does an itemized payslip contain?

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Elements of pay, including groos pay, net pay and any deductions, including tax.

11
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What can employers legally expect their employees to do?

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Meet the terms of their contracts
Co-operate in meeting the objectives of the businesses
Comply with health and safety regulations

12
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What are the employee rights and trade union?

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Trade unions and staff associations are organizations which act to protect and promote the interests of employees.

13
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What is the employee rights and payment?

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All employees have the right to be paid a wage or salary in accordance with the details of their contract of employment. Employers are by law entitled to receive an itemized payslip to accompany each payment of their ages, This sets out their pay, including the gross pay and net pay, and any deductions, including tax.

14
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Under the law, what does a permanent employee have the right to?

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A minimum of twenty day’s paid holiday a year
Paid sick leave
Redundancy pay ( for two or more years’ service ).

15
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What is the equal pay act?

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The Equal Pay Act prohibits employers with four or more employees from paying unequal wages to men and women for doing the same or substantially similar work, except if the wage difference is based upon a seniority system, a merit system, a system measuring earnings by quantity or quality of production, or factors other than gender.

16
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Under the Working Time Regulations Act, employees are also entitled to :

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A break of at least 20 mins for a six hour working day

11 hours off between each working day ( 12 if under 18

One day off per week ( two if aged under 18 )

Twenty days of paid holiday per year.

17
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What are employees legally entitled to do?

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Britain’s biggest trade union is UNISON, which represents workers in the public sector. Like other trade unions, UNISON carries out a number of services for its members such as offering legal advice, and negotiation with employers over wages and working conditions.

18
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Employers who do not pay the minimum amount can face fines of up to £___

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£200

19
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What are the terms of a contract?

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A contract of employment is legally binding agreement between an employment and employee. Employees should be issued with a contract within eight weeks of starting a job.