Learning Objective – To understand employment law that is in place to protect employees and employers Learning Outcomes To be able to identify the employment laws. (E) To be able to explain the importance of employment law. (C) To be able to evaluate the importance of employment law. (A) PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR TOPIC TRACKER
Complete the wordsearch and missing gaps on the worksheet provided
What is an employment tribunal? Why would an employment tribunal be called?
What is it and why does it exist? Can you name any employment laws? Look through the handout and complete the associated activity sheet alongside it.
There are currently three aged based national minimum wage rates and an apprentice rate, which are usually updated in October each year. The rates that apply from 1 October 2013 are as follows: for workers aged 21 years or more: £6.31 per hour for workers aged 18 to 20 inclusive: £5.03 per hour for workers aged under 18 (but above compulsory school age): £3.72 per hour for apprentices aged under 19: £2.68 per hour for apprentices aged 19 and over, but in the first year of their apprenticeship: £2.68 per hour
When you start work your contract must be given to you within two months of starting employment. This must include: o Job title o Employment start date o Hours of work o Pay o Holiday entitlement o Notice periods
What does redundancy mean? Why might this occur? The legal side – If an employee has worked for 2 or more years they are entitled to redundancy money as compensation. The rates of redundancy pay are: half a week’s pay for each full year you were under 22 1 week’s pay for each full year you were 22 or older, but under 41 1 and half week’s pay for each full year you were 41 or older
Employment Law Quiz – Discuss each statement in your tables and come up with your decision. With a different coloured pen, fill in your topic tracker for employment law.
Create 2 job adverts. One that breaches employment law and one that complies with the employment law. Due in this time next week.