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People in Business - Legislation - Coggle Diagram
People in Business - Legislation
The Equality Act
The Equality Act brings together a number of different aspects of equality under one piece of legislation. The act aims to prevent against discrimination in terms of different protected charateristics. The protected characteristics are:
Age
Disability
Gender reassignment
Marriage and civil partnership
Pregnancy and maternity
Race
Religion or belief
Sex and Sexual orientation
The National Minimum Wage Act
The National Minimum Wage (The National Living Wage) sets out the lowest amount of pay a person can recieve per hour. The current minimum wage (as of April 2020) is:
Apprentice - £4.15
Under 18 - £4.55
18 to 20 - £6.45
21 to 24 - £8.20
25 and over - £8.72
In Scotland, there is also a Real Living Wage. This is an hourly rate that has been calculated to reflect the cost of living today. This Real Living Wage is not compulsory for employers. The current Real Living Wage (As of April 2020) is £9.30 per hour.
The Health and Safety at Work Act
The Health and Safety at Work Act sets out responsibilities employees and employers have concerning health and safety in the workplace. Both have a responsibility to ensure everyone is kept safe and not just themselves.
Employers must:
Provide relevant health and safety training to employees
Provide any necessary equipment and clothing to employees
Provide toilets and clean drinking water
Employees must:
Comply with the training given by the employer
Take care of themselves and other pople they work with
Report any hazards or accidents that occure
Technology in HRM
The human resource department (HRM) will keep a number of records, e.g - employee personal details and pay details.
A database package could be used to record employeee personal details. This database would have different fields for each specific peice of information. A database allows you to search for information quickly and to prepare different reports.
A spreadsheet package could be used to record employee pay details.
Technology can also be used for job applications, these applications could be submitted online by applicants; interviews and meetings could be held via video-conferencing or Skype and e-mail can be used to confirm appointments that are then scheduled using an e-diary. They may also have an intranet system so that current employees can access relevant HRM information eg - HRM policies and forms.
Data Protection Act
When keeping records, the human resource department must abide by the Data Protection Act. This Act is concerned with the way a business, collects, stores, processes and distributes information. It is based on eight principles:
Be obtained fairly and lawfully
Be used for the registered purpose only
Not be used or given to any other person without permision
Be relevant, adequate and not excessive for the required purpose
Be kept up and up-to-date
Not be kept for longer than necessary
Be available to the person who it relates to
Be kept secure