Legislation

• Consumer protection law

  • Consumer Rights Act 2015 : business must not give false or misleading information about products
• Employee protection

  • National minimum wage : minimum wage must be payed - paying minimum wage will raise costs for a business, this impact on their profit margins or profitability
• Working time regulations

  • Maximum hours you can work a week is 48 hours
  • 11 hours rest a day
• Pension act 2008 : every employer in the UK must put their qualitying employees into a pension scheme and pay contributions.