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Flashcards in Chapter 49, Employer/Employee relations employment law Deck (12)
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1
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Three forms of employment law

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  • recruiting
  • employees in the workplace
  • termination of employment
2
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Health and safety commission

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the role is to ensure risk in the workplace is properly controlled across the u.k.

3
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Health and Safety Executive

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responsible for the regulation of risk in organisations such as nuclear installations, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, gas and oil installations and the movement of dangerous goods

4
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Equality policy

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a policy to ensure fair and consistent treatment of all employees ao that they are not discriminated against, bullied or harassed on the ground of sex, race, sexual orientation.

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Minimum wage act 1999

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lays down the minimum level of pay to which employees aged 18and over in the UK are entitled

6
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Working Time Directive

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Employees cannot work more than 48 hours a week

7
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Redundancy

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When the job that used to be performed no longer exists and so the employee is surplus to requirements

8
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Unfair Dismissal

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Where an employee is dismissed without a valid reason or the employee fails to follow the proper procedures

9
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Dismissal

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Only can be dismissed for

  • gross misconduct
  • gross negligence
10
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Wrongful dismissal

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When there has been a breach of the employment contract in the procedure of dismissal

11
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Employment tribunal

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A special sort of court dealing only with employment law

12
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Termination of employment

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An employees contract of employment is ended due to redundancy