Employment Regulations Affecting People in Supply Chains (2, 1)

Question 1

Give examples of legislation surrounding human rights.

Answer 1

United Nations Charter (under which the human rights bill sits)
European convention on human rights

Question 2

What are the International Labour Organisations labour standards categorised as?

Answer 2

1. Employment Terms: which respect human rights
2. Non-Discrimination: workers should be protected against discrimination
3. Harassment: no worker should be subject to abuse
4. Forced Labour: shouldn’t happen
5. Child Labour: shouldn’t be used

Question 3

What two types of discrimination are there?

Answer 3

Direct discrimination: when someone is treated less favourably because of a specific protected characteristic
Indirect discrimination: occur when an organisation has a policy which applies to all but disadvantages one group due to a protected characteristic

Question 4

Give examples of labour standards?

Answer 4

Collective Bargaining - right to join unions
Health and Safety 
Working Conditions
Working Time
Remuneration - right to be paid

Question 5

With an increased pressure to allow flexible working, what different categories of employment are there?

Answer 5

Full time employee
Part time employee
Casual worker
Fixed term contractor
Agency worker

Question 6

What are 4 categories of terms in employment contracts?

Answer 6

1. Statutory - Legally required
2. Express - Written into contract
3. Implied - Not written into contract but implied and reasonably inferred
4. Incorporated - the organisations written rules, policies or procedures

Question 7

What are the 3 normal ways an employee will leave a contract of employment?

Answer 7

Resignation
Redundancy
Dismissal

Question 8

What 2 types of redundancy are there?

Answer 8

Voluntary - employees choice

Involuntary - forced by organisation