1.1 Explain The Purpose Of Employment Law
Explain the purpose of employment law and how it is enforced. Choose an area of employment you are familiar with and state whether or not you believe the objectives of this law are met in practice and whether or not its enforcement is effective.
1.1 Explain the aims and objectives of employment regulation
The role of employment law is to achieve social justice and protect employees. There are two distinct branches of law, which include criminal and civil law. Criminal law in concerned with offences against the state and has different court system and procedures to civil law. Civil law is the result of a claimant suing the respondent, usually for compensation. In the context of employment law the claimant refers to an employee or unsuccessful …show more content…
Compromise agreements are currently under review by the government and they may be renamed ‘settlement agreements’. For a compromise agreement to be valid it must met certain conditions from the ERA section 203.
You are asked to develop a training session for line managers with the title ‘managing recruitment, selection and appointments lawfully’. Outline what you would include in your presentation and why. Briefly set out three examples you would use to illustrate your key points.
In planning a training session for line managers, I would include the information set out below, to ensure managers have a clear understanding of the importance of conducting the recruitment process lawfully, by avoiding discrimination and the consequences of unlawful discrimination.
2.1 Identify the main principles of discrimination law in recruitment and selection and in …show more content…
The harassment must have happened on at least two occasions, the employer is aware and does not take reasonable steps to prevent it. This part of the Act is under review from the government as there are concerns that it is an unworkable concept.
Victimisation
This occurs when an employee is treated less favourably because they have made or supported a complaint related to the Act, or they are suspected of doing so.
Positive Discrimination
Positive discrimination aims at removing barriers that could prevent a person or group of people from being employed or progressing within an organisation. It allows employers to appoint a candidate from an under-represented minority where two candidates are equally qualified. ACAS provide an example of this in practice at Loughton on Sea High School. The census report show that 15% of the local population were from minority ethic groups, however none of the existing managers were from ethnic minority groups. Following a recruitment process where candidates were scored against a range of criteria, two candidates scored equally. One candidate was black and the school used the provision within the equality act to appoint an unrepresented minority (ACAS,
1.1 Explain the aims and objectives of employment regulation
The role of employment law is to achieve social justice and protect employees. There are two distinct branches of law, which include criminal and civil law. Criminal law in concerned with offences against the state and has different court system and procedures to civil law. Civil law is the result of a claimant suing the respondent, usually for compensation. In the context of employment law the claimant refers to an employee or unsuccessful …show more content…
Compromise agreements are currently under review by the government and they may be renamed ‘settlement agreements’. For a compromise agreement to be valid it must met certain conditions from the ERA section 203.
You are asked to develop a training session for line managers with the title ‘managing recruitment, selection and appointments lawfully’. Outline what you would include in your presentation and why. Briefly set out three examples you would use to illustrate your key points.
In planning a training session for line managers, I would include the information set out below, to ensure managers have a clear understanding of the importance of conducting the recruitment process lawfully, by avoiding discrimination and the consequences of unlawful discrimination.
2.1 Identify the main principles of discrimination law in recruitment and selection and in …show more content…
The harassment must have happened on at least two occasions, the employer is aware and does not take reasonable steps to prevent it. This part of the Act is under review from the government as there are concerns that it is an unworkable concept.
Victimisation
This occurs when an employee is treated less favourably because they have made or supported a complaint related to the Act, or they are suspected of doing so.
Positive Discrimination
Positive discrimination aims at removing barriers that could prevent a person or group of people from being employed or progressing within an organisation. It allows employers to appoint a candidate from an under-represented minority where two candidates are equally qualified. ACAS provide an example of this in practice at Loughton on Sea High School. The census report show that 15% of the local population were from minority ethic groups, however none of the existing managers were from ethnic minority groups. Following a recruitment process where candidates were scored against a range of criteria, two candidates scored equally. One candidate was black and the school used the provision within the equality act to appoint an unrepresented minority (ACAS,