influences

• exchange rates is the price of one currecny expressed in terms of another
• globalization is the process of increasing interdependence among countries and the world economy
• risk is the possibility of something going wrong
• a market exists where there are buyers and sellers
• the equality act (2010) is a law that protects people from discrimination in the workplace
• employment law is a set of laws that protect employees from unfair treatment by employers
• health and safety at work act (1974) sets out duties and responsibilities of both employers and employees for healthy and safety in the workplace
• national minimum wage / living age is the lowest hourly rate that can legally be paid by an employer to an employee
• ICT are communication and computing systems that a business might use to exchange information to stakeholders
• intranet is communication networks which can only be accessed by an organisations employees
• extranet is similar to intranet but can also be accessed by other organisations such as suppliers
• digital communication is the transmission of info electronically between computing devices e.g. texts, emails, apps etc
• air pollution is the release of harmful substances into the atmosphere, especially in large amounts