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

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

Costs decrease and profit decreases

Costs increase and profit decreases

Costs decrease and profit increases

Costs increase and profit increases

Employee rights

Product quality

Employee pay levels

Safety in the workplace

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

Of satisfactory quality

Not fit for purpose

Unsafe

Not as described

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Can sell out of date food products in its stores to the general public

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

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

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

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

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

The product must be of satisfactory quality

The product should be fit for purpose

The product must be readily available

All staff must be paid the same wage under national minimum wage legislation

Businesses must not describe the features of a product in advertisements

It is an offence for a business to break health and safety laws

Motivated staff who work hard

Being required to pay a fine

Better business reputation

age

ability

experience

It will be less likely to receive returned goods and complaints from customers

It will be less likely to gain a good reputation

It will be more likely to face legal proceedings

The repair or replacement of products

Disabled access to the workplace

The right to return faulty products

The role no longer exists in a business

There is evidence of severe or repeated misconduct

The employee did not exceed their sales target for one month

Products are made at a quicker rate

Lower recruitment costs

More products are sold

That a product or service is correctly described

That a product should last for a minimum of six months

Goods must do what they are designed to do

A patent protects an invention or specific part of a product from being copied

A patent protects music, images, video, books and software

A patent protects a businesses name and logo

Equality Act (2010)

Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

Consumer Rights Act (2015)

Trades Description Act (1968)

Equality Act (2010)

Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

Consumer Rights Act (2015)

Trades Description Act (1968)

Visitors to a business are not covered by the act

Employees must follow health and safety procedures set by the firm

Employees are the only people covered by the act

Customers visiting business premises are not covered by the act

Sales may increase

Customer numbers may increase

Profits may increase

Reputation may decrease

Product descriptions must be true, accurate and not misleading

Employers do not have to pay the national minimum or living wage

Customers cannot reject a falsely described product once purchased

Gender is not a protected characteristic of the Equality Act (2010)

All employees

All employees aged over 21

All employees aged under 25

All employees aged over 25