Disciplinary procedures Union rights and consultation Maternity leave 1.2 Below is a list of the main features of current employment legislation Employment Act 1996 Equalities and Discrimination laws Employment Act 2008 Health and safety legislation at work Act 1974 1.3 Why do legislation relating to employment exists? The reason employment law exist is to stop the exploitation of workers by their employers‚ and to ensure that the employees rights are being followed. If these law
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An Analysis of Employee Rights vs. Employer Rights BSAD 319 – Professional Ethics 4/29/2012 When comparing the granted rights of employees versus employers‚ it does not truly seem that either party has the advantage. These factors can often vary depending on state laws and regulations‚ and it appears when consulting these laws‚ that there are many loopholes due to the gray areas that accompany behavioral legal situations. There are many occurrences of foul play‚ stereotyping and opinionated
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1. Personal Values 5 Key Rights and Responsibilities‚ I believe are important of Canadian citizenship are: (1 being the most important of the five) 1. Legal Rights- The right to have fair treatment (not to be given cruel or unreasonable punishment) until proven guilty. 2. The Right to Equality. 3. The Right to Express Religion: freedom to conscience and religion. 4. Freedom of thought‚ belief‚ opinion and expression 5. Democratic Rights- The right to vote. I
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Title: Right to Know & Right to Privacy 1. Constitutional and Civil Rights A constitutional right is a right granted by a country’s constitution‚ and cannot be legally denied by the government. Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal liberty given to all citizens by law. Examples of civil rights and liberties include the right to get redress if injured by another‚ the right to privacy‚ the right of peaceful protest‚ the right to a fair investigation and trial if suspected of
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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. (3 marks) Three different sources of information I could use to enable me to update the staff handbook would be: The current handbook in place at the company Up to date health and safety requirements Any changes that have been
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Code: HRMT322v4 Due date: August 1st‚ 2013 Society is experiencing many conflicts between employers and their employees. Many issues arise due to blurred lines in employment contracts; if responsibilities and expectations are not clearly stated in the contract‚ the employer may face difficulties when or if an incident occurs (also known as implied terms). There is an imbalance of power between the employer and employee‚ however‚ the law does not intend to create a harmonious balance‚ instead to hopefully
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3.4 summarise the types of risks that may be involved in assessment in own area of responsibility. The candidate assessor provides evidence that they understand the following risks; • Health and safety • Unrealistic/unnecessary stress on the learner • Inauthentic evidence/collusion/unjustifiable support to the learner • Over-assessment • Potential for unfairness to learner • Failing to meet the requirements of any relevant assessment strategy if assessing a qualification Risk on the grounds
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Outcome1: Identify the legal responsibilities of both employers and employees and the importance of health and safety in the working environment Practical Activities The candidate will be able to 1 Identify‚ select and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate for the task being undertaken 2 Follow agreed procedures for obtaining and returning specialist PPE after use 3 Recognise warning‚ advisory‚ mandatory and prohibition signs 4 Follow accident and emergency procedures
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(Plaintiff) agreed to purchase condominium units from the developer (defendant) under the sale and purchase agreement The defendant had failed to hand over vacant possession of the condominium units to the plaintiffs and to complete the common facilities within 36 months as stipulated by the agreements. For these reasons‚ and relying on the agreements‚ the plaintiffs contended that the defendant was liable to pay the plaintiffs a total sum of RM1‚592‚074.89 as liquidated damages. In opposing the plaintiffs’
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Maternity/paternity pay Minimum wage Sickness absence and pay Working time limits Redundancy and retirement 1.2 Employment rights Equality and discrimination Health and Safety Data Protection 1.3 Legislation in relation to employment was created in order to prevent employers from abusing or taking advantage of workers‚ and provide minimum requirements in areas such as: Minimum wage Safety standards Holiday entitlement Maternity leave Redundancy payments Discrimination and equality Working
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