How Does Hr Legislation Ensure Good Business Practice
The Business Impact of HR Legislation and Policies
In this essay I will discuss how specific HR legislations ensure good business practice.
Managing the discipline process:
The disciplinary process has been in place for many years, it provides an aid for employers to explain to their employees that their performance is not up to standard. This in turn allows employer and the employee to discuss the improvement that is necessary as well as a chance for the employee to defend any allegations.
Once an employee has joined the organisation and started working, a contract has been made. The employee will provide their labour in turn for their wage from the employer; this is the offer and acceptance that forms the basis of a legally binding contract.
The employee then has the right to access the terms and conditions of their employment; this …show more content…
The employment Act is an Act of Parliament, this includes such things as: the introduction of stricter penalties for breaches of the national minimum wage laws; An extended right for parents to request flexible working and a brand new ACAS code on grievance and discipline.
This new legislation promotes employers and employee’s to resolve any problems informally, however it is explained that if this is not possible, the employee needs to put his grievance in writing. If the grievance is not in writing then the ACAS Code will not apply. Although the Code is not mandatory, employers should comply with it, if not then the tribunal will then have the power to increase any compensation to the employee by up to twenty five percent, if the tribunal decides the organisation has not complied with the ACAS Code of
In this essay I will discuss how specific HR legislations ensure good business practice.
Managing the discipline process:
The disciplinary process has been in place for many years, it provides an aid for employers to explain to their employees that their performance is not up to standard. This in turn allows employer and the employee to discuss the improvement that is necessary as well as a chance for the employee to defend any allegations.
Once an employee has joined the organisation and started working, a contract has been made. The employee will provide their labour in turn for their wage from the employer; this is the offer and acceptance that forms the basis of a legally binding contract.
The employee then has the right to access the terms and conditions of their employment; this …show more content…
The employment Act is an Act of Parliament, this includes such things as: the introduction of stricter penalties for breaches of the national minimum wage laws; An extended right for parents to request flexible working and a brand new ACAS code on grievance and discipline.
This new legislation promotes employers and employee’s to resolve any problems informally, however it is explained that if this is not possible, the employee needs to put his grievance in writing. If the grievance is not in writing then the ACAS Code will not apply. Although the Code is not mandatory, employers should comply with it, if not then the tribunal will then have the power to increase any compensation to the employee by up to twenty five percent, if the tribunal decides the organisation has not complied with the ACAS Code of