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WorksheetsYear 10 GCSE Legislation Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following areas of law prevents businesses from treating customers unfairly?
Employment Law
Health and Safety Law
National Minimum Wage
Consumer Law
Which of following statements relating to employment law is true? Employees:
Do not have to be provided with equal pay for work of equal value
Are not entitled to health and safety training
Do not have to be provided with a safe working environment
Must be paid a minimum amount as set out by the government
Which of the following statements relates to consumer law?
Businesses are required to provide and maintain safety equipment
Goods sold must be free from defects and be safe to use
Businesses must provide employees with any necessary safety training
The employer & employee have a duty to maintain a safe workplace
Which of the following is a possible impact on UK businesses of paying employees the national minimum wage?
Costs decrease and profit decreases
Costs increase and profit decreases
Costs decrease and profit increases
Costs increase and profit increases
Which of the following is covered under consumer law?
Employee rights
Product quality
Employee pay levels
Safety in the workplace
Which of the following is a possible cost to a business of providing and maintaining safety equipment and safe systems of work?
Workforce is likely to be more productive
Health and safety training is likely to be expensive
Positive reputation which can help recruitment
Minimise work related health issues
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Businesses can treat consumers fairly by selling products that are:
Of satisfactory quality
Not fit for purpose
Unsafe
Not as described
Which of the following is true according to consumer law? A business:
Can apply false descriptions to any goods
Must state the “use by” or “best before” date on prepacked food
Does not need to offer a refund if a good is found to be faulty
Can sell out of date food products in its stores to the general public
Which of the following is most likely to be true if a business obeys consumer law?
Sales are likely to decrease
Bad publicity may be avoided
Fines will be issued and will need to be paid
Reputation in the marketplace decreases
Which of the following is true in relation to consumer law?
A customer has the right to reject a good or service that has been described accurately
The manufacturer, not the seller, is solely responsible for solving any problems with a product
A customer cannot chose to have a faulty product repaired at the seller’s expense, they can only have a refund
A customer has the right to return a product that is deemed not fit for purpose
Which of the following is an example of a business correctly following employment legislation?
Paying women more than men for work of equal value
Selecting an employee for promotion based upon gender
Paying men and women equal pay for work of equal value
Selecting an employee for training based upon ethnicity
A business fails to pay the national minimum wage to its employees. Which two of the following statements are true in relation to the business’s actions?
Employers may be publically named and shamed
Employers will be paid any money owed to them by employees
Employees may be sued
Employees will be told to pay outstanding amounts to employers
Employers may be prosecuted
Which two of the following are benefits to a business of abiding by employment law?
Select two answers:
Helps retain employees
Number of work related accidents should increase
Employee motivation increases
Increases volume of administration and paperwork in the business
Time consuming for the employer
Define the term Legislation
(a)
Trade Description is described as a a law in place to prevent the mis-description of goods by businesses
True
False
Sale of goods act is described as A set minimum wage that a business can pay individuals of a certain age
True
False
Which of the following laws allows the consumer to buy in confidence?
Health and Safety at work Act 1974
Consumer rights act 2015
Equal Pay Act 1970
Sale of goods act
Which of the following is an advantage of following consumer law
Consumers boycott the product
Lies to employees
Avoid Prosecution
Get Sued
