employer/employee relationships

Question 1

What are the duties and rights should employeers provide employees?

Answer 1

• legal reponsibility to provide reasonable care to their saftey and well being
• terms and conditions of employment, contract of employement entitlements

european legislation also helps protect workers

Question 2

What are the effects of minimum wage

Answer 2

• only 7-8% of the workforce are paid below minimum wage. Those not effected by this have had an increase in minimum wage allowing them to move away from poverty and aspects of the poverty trap
• employment has continued to grow in low-paying sectors following the minimum wage. No great changes have been seen since the 2008 recession

Question 3

effects of the minimum wage on employers

Answer 3

• companies are more likely to invest in cheaper labour in asia
• small businesses that are labout intesive are most effected by this
• overall wage cost could have been increased due to pressure from larger companies increasing wage
• lower paid sectors who have been most effected have led to closure

Question 4

What act legally protects people from discrimination

Answer 4

The equality act 2010

Question 5

what are some things people can discriminate against ?

Answer 5

• age
• gender
• disability
• race
• sexual orientation

Question 6

What is victimisation ?

Answer 6

treating someone unfairly because they complained about discrimination or harassment

Question 7

What are trade unions ?

Answer 7

organisations that represent workers in a particular trade, industry or occupation

Question 8

Why do people join trade unions ?

Answer 8

• representation
• negotiation of pay and conditions
• helps ensure health and saftey
• can use the union for financial, legal benefits
• they support equal opportunity policies

Question 9

Why are employeers happy to have trade unions ?

Answer 9

• collective barganing assists employers
• ensures agreements are complied with by workers
• takes a longer term view than individuals

Question 10

What are types of industrial action ?

Answer 10

• an overtime ban
• work-to-rule
• strikes

Question 11

what is an overtime ban ?

Answer 11

workers work basic hours and refuse to do extra work

Question 12

What is work to rule?

Answer 12

When workers refuse to do any work outside of their contract and stick verg closely to every rule in the workplace

Question 13

What is the outside body that is called in to arbitate between employee and employer disputed called ?

Answer 13

ACAS

Question 14

What does ACAS stand for ?

Answer 14

Advisory, conciliation and arbitration service