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Flashcards in Chapter 4: People in Business Deck (18)
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Recruitment

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Attracting people to apply for a job vacancy

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Part-time Workers

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Working for a proportion of the full working week

3
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Internal Recruitment

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Appointing an existing employee of the business to fill a vacancy

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Full-time Workers

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Working for the normal full working week

5
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Wage

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When an employee is paid a fixed amount for each hour or the day they work

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Salary

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When a worker is paid a fixed amount per month or year, no matter what hours they work

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Pension

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Payments made to retired workers in addition to the state pension

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Non-Monetary Rewards

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Rewards to employees that do not involve the direct payment of money to them

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Commission

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When the employee gets a percentage of the amount they sell

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Equal Pay Act 1970

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Men and women should be paid the same for the same job.

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Minimum Wage Act 1998

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The minimum amount that a business is allowed to pay a worker per hour

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Race Discrimination Act 1976

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A business can not discriminate against a person in the workplace based upon their race

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Disability Discrimination Act 1995

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A business can not discriminate against a person in the workplace based upon their disability

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Maternity Pay

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Pay given to expectant mothers for having a child

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Paternity Pay

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Pay given to expectant fathers for having a child

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Sick Pay

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Pay given to workers for being off sick (anything longer than 3 days requires a doctor’s notice)

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Holiday

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Length of time a worker is allowed off work on full pay

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Health and Safety Act

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Employees have the right to work in a safe and healthy environment