equality act 2010
The Equality Act was created to prevent discrimination in the workplace and makes it illegal to discriminate against workers on 9 protected characteristics
protected characteristics
- age
- disability
- gender
- relationship status
- pregnancy
- race
- religion
- sexual orientation
- gender reassignment
implications of equality act
- anti discrimination policies
- recruitment policies must be compliant
- adaptations introduces
- legally required to investigate harassment
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is legislation covering health and safety in the workplace.
purpose of The National Minimum Wage Act 1998.
The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 sets out the minimum amount of pay a worker is entitled to per hour.
responsibilities of The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- safe workplace
- up to date health and safety policy
- adequate first aid
- provide protective clothing
implications of The National Minimum Wage Act 1998
- companies may be fined
- higher wage costs
- bad publicity
employment rights act
Employees and workers enjoy a large number of employee rights given to them by Parliament. These are known as statutory rights.
implications of the employment rights act
- require clear procedure
- disciplinary and grievance procedures
- requires HR
- right of employees need to be communicated
Data Protection Act 2018
Data Protection Act 2018 sets out rules for people who use or store data about living people and gives rights to those people whose data has been collected.
implications of the Data Protection Act 2018
- staff training required
- data protection policy
- actions taken to secure data
