Business revision

Employment law

Business revision

The employment law is something that employers have to obide by.

Contracts of employment and the minimum wage.

• All staff should have a copy of the businesses diciplinery procedures. This procedure would inform staff what actions/behaviour would lead to a warning, and then a dismissal.
• The government sets a national minimum wage, depending on peoples age. This means that the business can not cut wages under the minimum wage.

Anti discrimination law:

• This prevents employers from discriminating candidates and employees.
• Discrimating can include one of the following: Gender, ethnicity, disabillities, age, sexual orientation and religion.
• For example an employer must make adaptations to the business work space if they employ someone disabled. If it has more than one floor they will have to install a lift and adapt the toilets. Also women must be paid the same as men if they're doing the same job.

Leaving employment:

• Employees are protected…