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Contract of Employment. The Employment Rights Act 1996Requires that employers give employees (who are employed for one month of more) a written statement of their terms and conditions of employment and their rights as employees which is called a - CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENTThis should be given within
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1. Administration Intermediate 1 LO2
PART 2
2. Contract of Employment The Employment Rights Act 1996
Requires that employers give employees (who are employed for one month of more) a written statement of their terms and conditions of employment and their rights as employees which is called a -
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
This should be given within 2 months of starting work
3. Features of a contract of employment: Name and address of employer and employee
Title of job and date when began employment (and end date, if applicable)
Hours of work
Rate of pay, when payment will be made and dates of any increases
Holiday entitlement
4. Features of a contract of employment: Conditions relating to sickness benefit
Details regarding any pension schemes
A note explaining disciplinary rules and procedures (and grievance procedures)
Period of notice that the employee must give and is entitled to receive
5. Types of Contract The terms and conditions of each employment contract will vary from job to job.
The following slides will show examples of different types of contracts.
6. Temporary Does not last indefinitely
Date at which employments ends is NOT stated
In some cases, there may be an opportunity for permanent employment
Sometimes used as a ‘trial period’
7. Permanent Everlasting or endless
Does not have an end date – it is a safe and secure job
8. Fixed term Similar to temporary contract
However, an end date WILL be stated
Usually used for busy periods or for special one-off tasks
10. Other Legislation Working hours
Period of notice
Redundancy
Unfair dismissal
Page 20 and 21 in Course Notes
11. Take a new page in your jotter
Put in today’s date –
Title - “Health and Safety at Work”
12. Induction Training The word ‘induction’ comes from the word ‘introduction’
Training a new employee receives at start of new job
Human Resources Department (or Personnel) responsible for general induction training
Employee’s department responsible for specific job-related training
13. Induction Training ALL employees must be given training on health and safety issues as part of their induction training
May last few hours or few days
Write down 3 health and safety issues that might be included in induction training?
14. Health and Safety
15. Health and safety policy statement Sets out how an organisation manages health and safety in the workplace
Demonstrates the organisation’s attitude towards health and safety
Shows the steps, arrangements and systems the company has in place to ensure it’s following health and safety legislation
16. Health and safety policy statement Legal requirement under Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
an organisation with 5 or more employees
All employees should read, understand and follow the health and safety policy
17. Employer responsibilities Provide and maintain suitable surroundings
Provide information and training
Provide protective clothing and equipment if necessary
Prepare a health and safety policy
18. Employee Responsibilities Take reasonable care for their own safety and others
Cooperate with employer
Do not interfere with or misuse equipment
Do Task 9 in the pink book
20. Let’s look at some other
Hazards in the workplace
Complete Task 7
21. Legislations Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Others:
Fire Precautions (Places of Work) Regulations 1995
Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
22. Fire Precautions (Places of Work) Regulations 1995 To ensure employers take reasonable steps to protect employees in the event of a fire.
Employers should:
Assess fire risks in workplace
Check fire detection time and warning system
Check evacuation routes
Provide reasonable fire-fighting equipment
Check employee knowledge of fire procedures
Check and maintain fire safety equipment
23. Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 To ensure employers provide comfortable working conditions for computer users.
Key Points:
Employers are required to assess the computer environment, identify potential risks and minimise these
Vary work and allow regular breaks
Arrange eye tests
Provide adequate training
Workstation requirements (eg adjustable seating, adjustable controls on VDU, suitable work surface and adjustable, separate keyboard)
24. Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 To ensure employers provide first-aid equipment, facilities and staff in the event of an accident or incident.
Key Points:
Employers must provide a suitably stoked first-aid box
A trained first-aider should be appointed (one for 50-100 employees)
Employees must be informed of first-aid arrangements
25. Now do Task 8
26. More Workplace Hazards
27. Task 6 (Accident Report Form) p16
Task 7 (Workplace hazards) p18 + 19
Task 8 (Legislations) p20
Task 9 (Health & Safety issues) p21 Make sure you have finished:
28. Common Security Measures
The extent of an organisation’s security will depend on the type of organisation, its size and nature of activities
29. Security measures are taken to: Protect and reassure staff
Prevent theft
Maintain confidentiality of information
30. Staff entry and movement To ensure only authorised personnel have access to the premises an organisation can use:
Intercom and/or security doors
ID passes
Careful handling and issue of keys
31. Visitors To ensure that only genuine visitors enter the premises an organisation can use these methods:
Visitors to report to reception
Visitors book
Reception at main entrance (always staffed)
Other entrances minimised
Visitors’ passes issued and displayed
Visitors not left unsupervised
Receptionist should ensure that all visitors leave the building, passes are returned and visitors booked signed
32. Access to information and technology To ensure security of information, in accordance with DPA, an organisation should:
Use of passwords
Use of read-only files
Virus-screening software
Use of locked rooms, filing cabinets and computers
Confidential documents should be discarded appropriately (shredded/confidential waste)
33. General Security Measures CCTV
Specialist security firms
Register of serial numbers of computers
Ultraviolet markers to identify equipment
34.
Task 10 p22
Task 11 p23
Task 12 p24
Complete teleworking task Now complete: