Unit A Careers

How many different employment laws do work places need to cover?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 9

Explain the Health and Safety at work act 1974?

• Government policy to generate more paperwork for businesses

• Regulations to protect business owners from being taken to court

• Legal duty on employers to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of employees, and to ensure that employees and others are kept safe

• Health and Safety is there to only protect potential customers/clients in an organisation.

What is the average working hours per week?

• 30

• 37.5

• 16

• 48

Explain "Employment Legislation"

• Covers the different statutes or acts that set out the legal entitlements employees have to certain conduct, benefits and rights from their employer or their employment

• Government proposal to support small business owners to avoid a small claim in court

• HMRC set guidance on how certain things should be done, why they should be done and how they should be done

• I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about!

What does an employee need to do before the start working?

• Hand in their notice

• Sign a contract

• Apply for a DBS

• Find out who is providing the references

Why would a contract be terminated?

• For perfect customer service

• For doing all my work extremely well

• I was 5 minutes late

• Breach – Performance – Mutual agreement

How many different categories for minimum wage are there?

• 10

• 4

• 9

• 6

What is the minimum wage for 18-20 years olds?

• £10.50

• £7.49

• £8.75

• £5.25

If you are dismissed unfairly – what do you do?

• Cry

• Get angry and smash things up

• Employment Tribunal

• Write a threatening letter to sue them

If you are part of a union, what can you vote to do if you disagree with you pay?

• Vote to strike

• Start a petition

• Refuse to do any work

• Chain yourself to a fence