Investigating Rights and Responsibilities at work Unit 20 Investigating Rights and Responsibilities at work

Reasons why rights and responsibilities are important Ensures safety and wellbeing of staff, visitors and customers Ensures the company is complying with the law and the standards of society Ensures companies have guidelines to solve problems or conflict in the workplace by following them Ensures order in the workplace and agreed obligations in the workplace Alloys employers to carry out business in a fair and productive way Allows employees and employers to be protected

Task 1 Assessment Criteria 1.1 You are working for a HR department and must be able to explain rights and responsibilities to new employees. Plan what you will say to brief new staff. Your answer must include; What is meant by the terms ‘rights’ and ‘responsibilities’ One reason why rights are important (give an example to back up your answer of why) One reason why responsibilities are important. (give an example to back up your answer of why) ***See acceptable answers for reasons why they are important on the previous slide (2)***

Task 1 Criteria 1.1 (Layout) Say what a Right is Say why it is important Give an example of a right and why it is important Say what a responsibility is Give an example of a responsibility and why it is important

Task 2 Assessment Criteria 1.2 How rights and responsibilities are enforced. Use of legislation and law Codes of conduct that staff follow Regulatory bodies who carry out inspections Employer and peer expectations

Task 2 (1.2) Scenario 1 Right to paid leave every year Choose how it is enforced from the previous slide (5) and explain what this means

Task 2 (1.2) Scenario 2 Right to statutory sick pay if: You are under 65 years old You are off for at least 4 days in a row You earn at least £82 a week Choose how it is enforced from the previous slide (5) and explain what this means

Task 3 Assessment Criteria 2.1 Responsibilities of employers: health and safety pay and benefits Job recruitment and advertising terms and conditions at work contract of employment appraisal, promotion and training dismissal, redundancy and retirement privacy of personal information

Task 3 Assessment Criteria 2.1 Responsibilities of employers: Outline 4 employer responsibilities and explain what they mean.

Task 4 Assessment Criteria 2.2 Employee rights to fair pay, to be kept safe, given equality of opportunity;

Task 4 Assessment Criteria 2.2 Employee rights Outline 2 employee rights and explain what they mean. (you can use the rights sheet to help you use examples if necessary)

Task 4 Assessment Criteria 2.2 Employee responsibility follow procedures for safety, Follow procedures for punctuality fulfil contracted duties

Task 4 Assessment Criteria 2.2 Employee responsibilities Outline 2 employee responsibilities and explain what they mean. (you can use the responsibilities sheet to help you use examples if necessary)

Task 5 Assessment Objective 2.3 Implications of employee rights and responsibilities safe work environment policies and procedures work culture

Task 5 Assessment Objective 2.3 Explain and implication of employee rights and responsibilities for; Rights Right to fair Pay Right to be kept safe Right to equal opportunities Right to one week notice for every full year worked Right to paid holiday Right to paid maternity leave Right to ask for flexible working hours to care for children Right to daily and weekly rest breaks Right to a maximum of 48 hour working week Responsibility Follow procedures for safety To be punctual for work To fulfill contracted duties

Task 5 Assessment Objective 2.3 Example Right to fair pay Implication is that everyone must be paid at least minimum wage and in-line with other staff who have the same job Right to rest breaks Implication is that employer can’t expect member of staff to work without a suitable break throughout the day or without any days off during the week.

Task 6 Assessment Objective 2.4 Data protection Principles It must be collected and used fairly and inside the law. It must only be held and used for the reasons given It can only be used for those registered purposes and only be disclosed to those people mentioned in the register entry. You cannot give it away or sell it unless you said you would to begin with. The information held must be adequate, relevant and not excessive when compared with the purpose stated in the register. It must be accurate and be kept up to date. There is a duty to keep it up to date, for example to change an address when people move. It must not be kept longer than is necessary for the registered purpose. The information must be kept safe and secure. This includes keeping the information backed up and away from any unauthorised access. The files may not be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (that's the EU plus some small European countries) unless the country that the data is being sent to has a suitable data protection law.

Task 6 Assessment Objective 2.4 Identify 3 points in relation to data protection and confidentiality procedures. For each scenario you must; What should you do in order to be working within the data protection law? What principles of data protection and confidentiality does this scenario come under?

Task 7 Assessment Objective 3.1 Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Equality and Human Rights Commission, trade unions, Staff associations, Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) /Disclosure and Barring Service

Task 7 Assessment Objective 3.1 In a poster you must Identify three key representative bodies describe the type of advice given by each of the chosen representative body