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Employer-employee relationships Flashcards

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What is employer-employee relationships ?

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The individual and collective relationship the employer has with employees in the workplace

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What are the five duties and rights of employees ?

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  1. A contract of employment
  2. Health and safety
  3. Minimum wage
  4. Living wage
  5. Dismissal
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What is a contract of employeement ?

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Oral or written agreement between employer and employee stating duties, terms and conditions of employeement in return for payment

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What is health and safety ?

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Where the employee and employer have legal obligations to ensure the workplace is safe

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What is the Health and Safety act ?

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A firm must provide a safe working environment with free safety equipment and clothing

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What is the 1999 Minimum Wage act ?

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mimimum hourly rate introduced across the UK

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What was the 1999 Minimum Wage act rebranded to ?

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National Living Wage in 2016

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What is dismissal ?

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When an employer makes someone leave their job due to dissatisfaction with their performance

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What is redundancy ?

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A form of dismissal when an employee’s contract of employment is terminated as job no longer exists

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What is equal opportunities ?

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The right to be treated without discrimination

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What is the Equal Pay Act 1970 ?

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Unlawful to discriminate between men and women in terms of pay and working conditions

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What is the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 ?

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Unlawful to discriminate because of a person’s gender or marital status

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What is Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ?

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Unlawful to discriminate because of a person’s disability

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What is the Age Discrimination Act 2006 ?

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Unlawful to discriminate because of a person’s age

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What is the Race Relations Act 1976 ?

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Unlawful to discriminate because of a person’s race, colour, nationality, ethnicity or religious beliefs

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What is the Equality Act 2010 ?

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Protests people from discrimination in the workplace

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What are the advantages of equal opportunities to employers and employees ?

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  1. Awarding jobs on employees’ merits alone = business access levels of skills and experience
  2. Give competitive advantage against rivals
  3. See equal opportunities as positive feature of business and products
  4. Encourage customers to choose products over less ethical competitors
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What are the disadvantages of equal opportunities to employers and employees ?

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  1. Costs of conducting interviews, training and developing staff increase in short term
  2. Businesses may have unbalanced view of meaning of equal opportunities
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What are trade unions ?

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An association of workers in a trade / profession, which protects and enhances the rights of its members

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What is collective bargaining ?

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Where a business negotiates with representatives of employees, regarding terms and conditions of employment

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What are the impacts of collective bargaining ?

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  1. Allows business to save time and money
  2. Gives employees more bargaining power
  3. Lessens benefits for more experienced staff - union keen to ensure all members receive similar benefits
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What is a trade dispute ?

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Where workers and the employer are arguing or negotiating over conditions of employment

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What is industrial action ?

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Where employees protest over some element of working conditions

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What are the four methods of dispute resolution ?

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  1. Negotiation
  2. Consultation
  3. Arbitration
  4. Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
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What is negotiation ?

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Where a discussion between the union/workers and the employer takes place to reach agreement

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What is consultation ?

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Where the union/workers are asked for ideas and inout on an issue before the employer makes a decision

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What is arbitation ?

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Where the disputing parties may be helped by the advisory

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What is ACAS

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A government organisation with expertise in industrial relations

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