Workplace Law Level 3

• 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

o 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

o Employment status

o An employment contract

o 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

o The statutory dismissal and disciplinary procedure

o Disciplinary Procedures

o Dismissal

o When to take disciplinary and dismissal actions

o Redundancy

o Business transfers

o Standard Grievance procedure

o Collective rights

o Employee representation

Unit 3 Customer Relationships and the Law

· Creating a legally valid customer contract

o Terms and conditions

o Unfair terms in Customer Contracts Regulations 1999

o Potential problems with goods and services

o Rectifying a problem

o Making a complaint

· Creating a valid Business to Business Contract

o 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

o Consumer Protection Act 1987

o Negligence

o 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