Workplace Law (Level 3) Course

Course Structure

Unit 1: Introduction

• The UK legal system and workplace law
• Statute law
• Common law
• European law
• Institutions associated with workplace law

Unit 2: Employing People and the Law

• Recruiting staff and the law

The recruitment and selection process

Understanding the vacancy

Advertising

Application forms

Short listing

Interviews

Selection tests

Making a decision

References

Record keeping

Data protection

• Retaining employees and the law

Employment status

An employment contract

Legislation relating to the employment of staff

Working hours

Family

Pay rights

The Equality Act

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

Fixed Term Employment (prevention of less favourable treatment) Regulations 2002

Part time workers

Discrimination over membership and non-membership of unions

Data protection rights

Whistle blowing

Monitoring and surveillance of employees

• Parting with employees and the law

The statutory dismissal and disciplinary procedure

Disciplinary Procedures

Dismissal

When to take disciplinary and dismissal actions

Redundancy

Business transfers

Standard Grievance procedure

Collective rights

Employee representation

Unit 3: Customer Relationships and the Law

• Creating a legally valid customer contract

Terms and conditions

Unfair terms in Customer Contracts Regulations 1999

Potential problems with goods and services

Rectifying a problem

Making a complaint

• Creating a valid Business to Business Contract

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977

• Distance Selling Regulations
• The Doorstep Selling Regulations
• E-Commerce Regulations 2002
• The Consumer Protections from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
• The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
• Guarantees and warrantees
• Product Liability

Consumer Protection Act 1987

Negligence

The General Product Safety Regulations 2005

• Claiming in the small claims court

Unit 4: Health and Safety and the Law

• Legal Framework
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
• The Smoke-free Premises and Enforcement Regulations 2006
• Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
• The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989
• Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
• Noise at Work Regulations 1989
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
• Enforcement of health and safety regulations