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WorksheetsN5 BM Legislation
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the Equality Act?
A law that restricts freedom of speech in the workplace
A law that enforces gender bias in the workplace
A law that protects individuals against discrimination and promotes equality
A law that promotes discrimination in the workplace
How many protected characteristics are identified under the Equality Act?
11
9
7
5
What is direct discrimination under the Equality Act?
Treating someone less favorably than others because of a protected characteristic
Unwanted behavior related to a protected characteristic
Treating an individual unfairly because they have complained about discrimination
Disadvantaging someone with a protected characteristic due to a certain rule or procedure
What is the Health and Safety at Work Act?
A law that regulates environmental protection in the workplace
A law that enforces gender equality in the workplace
A law that sets the legal minimum wage for employees
A law that ensures health and safety of employees in the workplace
What is the dual responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act?
Both the employer and employees are responsible for health and safety in the workplace
Neither the employer nor the employees are responsible for health and safety in the workplace
Only the employees are responsible for health and safety in the workplace
Only the employer is responsible for health and safety in the workplace
What is the National Minimum Wage Act?
A law that sets the legal minimum age for employment
A law that sets the legal maximum wage for employees
A law that sets the legal minimum wage for apprentices
A law that sets the legal minimum wage for employees based on age and experience
How often are the national minimum wage and national living wage rates increased?
Annually
Every 5 years
Bi-annually
Every 2 years
Who is responsible for investigating businesses for underpayment under the National Minimum Wage Act?
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
What is the aim of employment legislation?
To improve compliance and threaten the laws to ensure they cannot be ignored or avoided
To improve compliance and threaten the laws
To abandon human resource legislation
To increase workplace discrimination
