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The aim of this workbook is to make you aware of the part played
by the law in the relationship between employer and employee and the
effect it can have on
your role at work The first section of this
workbook looks at the specific agreement between employer and
employee (usually known as the ‘contract of employment’). The second
section is concerned with what happens when a job comes to an end.
- Newly appointed team leaders or supervisors
- Anybody wanting to develop a particular management skill
These materials are designed to develop and update skills of
potential, newly appointed and experienced supervisors, team leaders
and managers, offering a choice of flexible, work based materials to
improve individual and organisational performance.
- Explain the contract of employment and how it can be changed
- Outline the rights and duties owed between employers and
employees
- Identify the main legislation affecting the employment of
staff
- Describe the legal aspects of dismissal
- Describe the roles of trade unions, industrial tribunals and
ACAS, and explain how they could relate to your organisation
What is contract employment? 7
How a contract of employment is
made
Introduction
The contracts of employment
The written
terms of the contract
The difference between employees and
independent Contractors, Employees, Independent contractors
Changes to a contract of employment
The express terms of a
contract
Terms implied by the law
The duties owed by
employees to their employers
The duties owed by employers to
their employees
Various liability
The law against
discrimination
Legislation related to a specific industry
Contracts must be terminated in a fair way
Termination of
employment
The right to receive fair warning
The right to
receive notice
The right to natural justice
The right to be
protected from constructive dismissal
The fair reasons for
dismissal,
The ground for fair dismissal
Telling lies about
qualifications
Gross incompetence, Gross misconduct
Redundancy, Any other substantial reason
It becomes illegal
for the employee to carry out the job
Procedures for solving
disputes, Industrial tribunals
Trade unions, Collective
bargaining
The trade union representative
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