Employment Rights

True or False: An employee is a person or business that pays someone for their work

• True

• False

Which of the following is not one of the 9 grounds for discrimination

• Age

• Gender

• Race

• Education

True or False: Employees are not legally entitled to have a written contract

• True

• False

At what age are you permitted to do some light work outside of school term under the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996

• 16

• 13

• 14

• 15

Misconduct means that

• the employee has broken the rules of their employment

• their role is no longer required

• they are unable to do the job due to lateness or constant absences

• they do not have the necessary qualifications

True or False: It is a legal requirement to join a trade union

• True

• False

Which of the following are not part of the labour force?

• people aged 16 - 18

• full-time students

• people aged 20 - 30

• None of the above

An official strike is where

• employees refuse to work

• employees do only what is in their job description

• employees do their work at a slower pace

• workers stop working for a short period of time

Which of the following is not a valid reason for dismissal

• incompetence

• misconduct

• disability

• unqualified

The national minimum wage is

• €10.50

• €11.60

• €11.30

• €11.10