What is the Employment Act 2002 summary?

The Act seeks to encourage more individual employment disputes to be settled within the workplace, without recourse to an employment tribunal. It introduces statutory minimum internal disciplinary and grievance procedures for all organisations that employ staff, and measures to promote their use.

Is the Employment Act 2002 still valid?

Contents. The Employment Act 2002 contained new rules on maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay, and changes to the tribunal system in the United Kingdom. After complaints from unions and employers alike that it was merely encouraging a “tick-box” culture, it was repealed in the Employment Act 2008.

What is the purpose of employment law?

Employment law regulates the relationship between employers and employees. It governs what employers can expect from employees, what employers can ask employees to do, and employees’ rights at work.

What are the five main responsibilities of the employer under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

What are the employer responsibilities for The Health and Safety at Work Act?

• A safe system/way of performing work.
• A safe place to perform the work in.
• Safe equipment and machinery to perform the work.
• They must ensure work colleagues are competent in their roles.
• They must carry out the relevant risk assessments.

What does the health and safety Act cover?

HSWA covers the general duties required by employers, employees, contracted personnel, or any other type of worker when it comes to occupational health and safety.

What are the UK Working Time Regulations?

You can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average – normally averaged over 17 weeks. This law is sometimes called the ‘working time directive’ or ‘working time regulations’. You can choose to work more by opting out of the 48-hour week. If you’re under 18, you can’t work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.

What did the Equal Pay Act 1970 do?

The Equal Pay Act 1970 gives an individual a right to the same contractual pay and benefits as a person of the opposite sex in the same employment, where the man and the woman are doing: like work; or. work rated as equivalent under an analytical job evaluation study; or. work that is proved to be of equal value.