Employment and National Minimum Wage
Task A - Short answer questions
Ai - Imagine you are a newly appointed supervisor/manager within your service. You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law.
Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this.
1) Internet
2) Staff
3) Old handbook
Once you have identified a reliable source of information
Aii
a) List three aspects of employment covered by law
1) Work conditions for example saftey
2) Wages (National minimum wage)
3) Holiday entitlements
b) List three main features of current employment legislation
1) Equality and Discrimination law
2) Employment Rights
3) Health and safety
Aiii - Briefly outline why employment law exists
Employment law is there in order to protect employees. To give everyone who works the oppurtunity to protect their rights. For example ensuring that employees are protected from discrimination in the workplace, ensuring that they receive the national minimum wage etc. These employee rights apply regardless of whether the employee or worker is temporary, fixed-term or permanent, or how long they have worked for the employer.
Task B - Your work role
Bi - Describe the terms and conditions of your employment as set out in your contract of employment or employment agreement.
Pass the Probation period
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Bii - Describe the information which needs to be shown on your pay slip/statement
-Tax Code
-Employee's Name
-Nett income
-Gross income
- National Insurance number
- Company Name
- Date
- Hours and hourly rate
- Payment method
- Earnings
- Any deductions
Biii - Identify two changes to personal information which you must report to your employer
- Changes in Health for example long term illness, pregnancy etc
- Change of personal details such as Address, Number etc
- Change of next of kin, for emergencys
Biv - Describe the procedure to follow if you
Ai - Imagine you are a newly appointed supervisor/manager within your service. You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law.
Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this.
1) Internet
2) Staff
3) Old handbook
Once you have identified a reliable source of information
Aii
a) List three aspects of employment covered by law
1) Work conditions for example saftey
2) Wages (National minimum wage)
3) Holiday entitlements
b) List three main features of current employment legislation
1) Equality and Discrimination law
2) Employment Rights
3) Health and safety
Aiii - Briefly outline why employment law exists
Employment law is there in order to protect employees. To give everyone who works the oppurtunity to protect their rights. For example ensuring that employees are protected from discrimination in the workplace, ensuring that they receive the national minimum wage etc. These employee rights apply regardless of whether the employee or worker is temporary, fixed-term or permanent, or how long they have worked for the employer.
Task B - Your work role
Bi - Describe the terms and conditions of your employment as set out in your contract of employment or employment agreement.
Pass the Probation period
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Bii - Describe the information which needs to be shown on your pay slip/statement
-Tax Code
-Employee's Name
-Nett income
-Gross income
- National Insurance number
- Company Name
- Date
- Hours and hourly rate
- Payment method
- Earnings
- Any deductions
Biii - Identify two changes to personal information which you must report to your employer
- Changes in Health for example long term illness, pregnancy etc
- Change of personal details such as Address, Number etc
- Change of next of kin, for emergencys
Biv - Describe the procedure to follow if you