Employment Law

1)When is an employee entitled to a written statement of particulars or contract?

• Day 1 of employment

• within 8 weeks

2) How many hours does The European Working Time Directive state that employees shouldn't work more than per week?

• 30

• 35

• 48

• 50

3) How many people usually reside on an Employment Tribunal panel?

• 2

• 1 or 3

• 4

• 6

4) An employee can claim sexually discrimination if they have only been employed for a minimum of 6 months?

• True

• False

5) What is the maximum amount of damages an employee can claim if they've been dismissed due to racial discrimination?

• £20,000

• Unlimited

• £100,000

• £1,000,000

6) Wrongful dismissal can be claimed by employees if employers have breached the terms of the employment contract.?

• True

• False

7) List 3 areas / jurisdictions of discrimination which an Employment Tribunal would accept

8) If an employee works less than 16 hours per week they are not entitled to claim unfair dismissal?

• True

• False

9) The contract of employment (or statement of particulars) needs to be in writing in order to be enforceable?

• True

• False

10) What procedure must employers follow when dismissing an employee?

• Statutary Disciplinary & Dismissal Procedure

• Up to the organisation

• Acas Code of Practice

• Murphys Law