EMPLOYMENT LEGAL CONTROLS

• What is exploitation?

  a situation in which you treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, giving very little in return
• What is discrimination?

  favouring one person over another because of their race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability
• What is unfair dismissal?

  when a worker is dismissed illegally by a business
• What is an ombudsman?

  someone who deals with complaints made against the government, banks, insurance companies and so on
• What does the sex discrimination act 1975 state?

  that a person must not be discriminated against because of their gender. For example, adverts for jobs and job titles must be 'genderless'. Recruitment and selection must not favour a particular gender. People should be promoted on ability not gender
• What does the equal pay act 1970 state?

  that employees doing the same or 'broadly similar' work as a member of staff of the opposite sex is entitled to equal rates of pay and working conditions
• What is ethic origin?

  the birthplace of a group of people of a different race from the main group in a country
• What is harassment?

  when someone behaves in an unpleasant or threatening way towards you or someone else
• What does the race relations act 1976 state?

  it is illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, meaning that a business cannot appoint someone who is white in preference over someone who is from an ethnic minority
• What does accommodate mean?

  to adapt an environment for someone in order to meet their needs
• What is a tribunal?

  a type of court that is given official authority to deal with a particular situation or problem
• What does the equality act 2010 state?

  a disability is a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, making it unlawful for a business to discriminate on the grounds of disability
• What are some examples of what businesses do to help accommodate disabled employees?

  • improve access to the workplace by widening doors and providing ramps for wheelchairs
  • allow disabled workers time to attend medical appointments, such as physiotherapy sessions
  • alter equipment such as telephones and computers (software and hardware) to accommodate those with sight or hearing difficulties
  • allow more time for training
• What are some rules given to stop gender discrimination in a business?

  • advertisements for jobs must not specify a particular gender
  • references to work titles bust be genderless. e.g. no policeMAN but police officer
  • promotion must not be made on the basis of gender
  • staff occupying the same job must be paid the same wages
• What are some rules given to stop race and religion discrimination?

  • businesses cannot prevent employees from wearing ethnic or religious dress, such as Muslims wearing their burka
  • Businesses must take into account the religious holidays of ethnic groups such as Eid
  • Businesses cannot refuse to employ people from any particular ethic or religious groups
  • workers must receive awareness training to encourage equality of treatment and prevent harassment
• What is minimum wage?

  the minimum amount of money per hour which most workers are entitled to be paid
• What is an apprenticeship?

  a system of training new entrants to a trade or profession, often, but not always, younger workers, mostly on-the-job training but often with some college attendance
• What are arrears?

  money that you owe someone, or is owed to you, because you have not made, or have received, regular payments at the correct intervals or amounts
• What is the FTSE 100?

  an index that measures the share prices of the top 100 companies of the UK
• What are gender imbalances?

  where there is unnaturally more of one gender than the other in a particular group of people