Year 1 – Theme 1 – Lesson 15 H C JEWITT

Teacher Notes Collect Homework from the exam lesson (notes and 2 questions)

Lesson 15 Learning Objectives – To Be Able To: Understand what equal opportunities policies Review Health and Safety and Equal Pay

Starter (LO1) Equal opportunities means; Absence of discrimination, as in the workplace, based on race, colour, age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, or mental or physical disability

Equal Opportunities in the Work Place Understanding and following laws and regulations on equal opportunities and diversity within the workplace allow your business to get the best possible performance out of employees. Employment Practice and Law provide businesses with guidance and documentation on how to offer equal opportunities and diversity through their workforce without any discrimination.

Equal Pay Act 1970 and 2010 (LO2)

In Summary Under law both men an women are entitled to equal pay. In addition to basic salary or wages pay is also deemed to include contractual benefits, such as pension contributions and bonuses. The Equal Pay Act is part of employment law and should be treated as separate from general discrimination law.

Notes On Handout Website used - pay.htm pay.htm

Health and Safety (LO2)

Health and Safety is a set of rules intended to protect people from illness or injury caused by their work

Notes on handout

Plenary – Review Theme 1 Theme 1.1 – What factors make effective ‘active citizenship’ (looked at “campaigning”) Theme 1.2 – Who can make a difference ? ( looked at “Power, Polities and Media”) Theme 1.3 – How and why are citizenship issues relevant in the workplace ? (Looked at ACTS and LAWS such as “Health and Safety” and “Equal Pay”)

Homework Research for Lesson 16 (Next Lesson Theme 3.1) (Starting Theme 3 - Fairness and Justice) “What rights do I have ?” Brainstorm finding on a spider diagram