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legislation
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national minimum wage act 1998: applies to nearly all workers and sets hourly rates which pay must not be allowed to fall
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consumer protection: businesses must never be misleading about their productsthe law gives customers protection against unfair selling practices. the consumer has basic legal rights if the product is:
- given a misleading description
- of an unsatisfactory quality
- not fit for its intended purpose
consumer protection act - 1987: this protects the public by: prohibiting the manufacture and supply of unsafe goods
making the manufacturer or seller of a defective product responsible for damage it causes
prohibiting misleading price indications
unfair trading regulations - 2008 : the unfair trading regulations makes it an offence for a trader to make false or misleading statements about goods or services
it carries criminal penalties and is enforced by Trading Standards Officers making it an offence for a trader to:
apply a false trade description to any goods
use aggressive door to door sales techniques
Data protection act - 2018: the UKs implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation
this is an important law that controls use of consumers information
businesses must store data securely and avoid any theft or loss
prevents consumers details being sold
sale of goods act 1979: this act says that all products have to be of a 'satisfactory quality'
be safe
last for a reasonable amount of time (durable)
be fit for their intended purpose
have nothing wrong with them (unless the defect was noted at the time of sale)
employment rights act - 1996: states duties and rights of the employer and employee
includes the employee's rights to maternity and paternity leave
details regarding termination of employment
right to a written contract of employment withing 60 days of starting work
details regarding sunday working
right to a written pay slip
environmental protection act 1990: introduced a system of control for the disposal of waste to land, water and air
business now has a duty to recycle and face criminal penalties if they fail to co-operate with their council's recycling arrangements, this applies to all waste and control of emissions, business now has a duty of care in respect of dealing with their waste - including IT waste
competition act - 1998: legislation in place by the government designed to prevent collusion: e.g price fixing by businesses getting together and agreeing a price to charge for their products
CMA is the competition and Markets authority who are independent regulators
the CMA aims to 'promote competition for the benefit of consumers'
they investigate mergers that restrict competition
health and safety at work act - 1974: aims to raise the standard of safety and health for all individuals at work, and to protect the public whose safety may be put at risk by the activities of people at work, places responsibility on employers and employees, if either fail to comply they can be taken to court and fined