Employment and the Law
A brief overview.
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- Created on: 09-04-15 13:23
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- Employment and the Law
- Employment Rights
- Employees must be given a written contract of employment
- Staff must have copies of the businesses discipline procedures
- Its illegal to pay workers less than the minimum wage
- Anti-Discrimination Laws
- Recruitment procedures cannot discriminate against groups of people
- Its illegal to discriminate people based on age, religion, or sexual orientation
- Women must be paid the same as men doing he same job
- Health and Safety Legislation
- All staff must get health and safety training
- Health and safety equipment must be provided to employees
- There are minimum requirements for the standards of toilets, washing facilities and fire escapes
- Leaving Employment
- There are laws against unfair dismissal
- Employees can only be dismissed for being incompetent or if they've shown gross misconduct
- Firms cannot re-advertise redundant jobs
- Employees that think they've been unfairly dismissed can appeal to an employment tribunal
- Employment Rights
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