2.5.2 Legislation

• Consumer legislation - legislation that is designed to protect consumers from poor quality products and poor business practices.
• Consumer product legislation - legislation aimed against any business' unfair selling practices. The consumer has basic legal rights if the good / service is given a misleading description.
• Discrimination - favouring one person / another over another.
• Employee protection legislation - laws that a business must follow that give employees basic rights to prevent them from being exploited e.g. min wage, maternity leave.
• Environment protection legislation - legislation designed to reduce the impact of businesses and protect the environment.
• Health and safety - measures put in place by businesses to prevent accident or injury in the workplace.
• Legislation - a collective name for laws and regulations used by governments to restrict certain activities.
• National minimum wage - a wage rate set by the government which it is illegal to pay below.