PESTLE Flashcards
(2 cards)
1
Q
Legal
A
- Business law
- Company law
- employment law, which includes…
- equality act
- Health and safety legislation
- employment rights
- contract of employment
- consumer protection + trading standards
- competition law
- minimum wage
- Data protection law
Intellectual property laws which include patent law, copyright and trademark
2
Q
environmental
A
- climate change levy on energy used by non-domestic users creating an incentive to reduce energy consumption
-landfill tax charge on waste going to landfill which has increased recycling from 18% to 44% and dropped waste by 70% on average per household for one tonne is 88.45
-pollution permits are over for example incentivise businesses to invest in green tech technologies - the environmental agency is a government body that monitors and controls businesses to comply with legislation helping reduce emissions and clean rivers
- pressure groups are organisations that aim to influence government/business policy for example the WWF
- actions of pressure groups involves lobbying ,direct action, positive media attraction and legal action
