Business laws

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These laws make discrimination on the grounds of sex illigal. Businesses cannot advertise jobs for men or women only. they must treat the sexes equally when choosing who to select for a promotion.
sex descrimination
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makes it illegal to discriminate agaginst men or women on the grounds of colour, race, sex or marital status. so it is illigal for a business to decide not to employ workers because they are black or married.
race relations act
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makes it illegal for an employer to treat a disabled person less favourably than others. requires employers to make 'reasonable adjustmants' to the working enviornment to allow the employment of the disabled, e.g. wheelchair ramps.
disability discrimination act
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makes it illeal to discriminate against an employee (under 65) on the grounds of age. employers can not say an employee has to be above/below a certain age when recruting, sack them because of age or deny them the same training opportunities.
employment equality regulations
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must pay worker whilst on holiday
paid holiday
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legal costs of producing contract
contract of employment
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owners of a small business must...
not discriminate in job adverts
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health and saftey laws prevent... putting employees in danger and so protects the work force and reduces accidents.
businesses
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psitive effects of heath and saftey aws are they aviod large fines and staff are...
motivated
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negative effects on the health and safty laws are the cost and the...
time
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makes it illegal to discriminate agaginst men or women on the grounds of colour, race, sex or marital status. so it is illigal for a business to decide not to employ workers because they are black or married.

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race relations act

Card 3

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makes it illegal for an employer to treat a disabled person less favourably than others. requires employers to make 'reasonable adjustmants' to the working enviornment to allow the employment of the disabled, e.g. wheelchair ramps.

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Card 4

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makes it illeal to discriminate against an employee (under 65) on the grounds of age. employers can not say an employee has to be above/below a certain age when recruting, sack them because of age or deny them the same training opportunities.

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Card 5

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must pay worker whilst on holiday

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Preview of the front of card 5
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