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What is an employer?
Person who pays employees for their work
What is an Employee
Someone who gets hired and paid to work
What's a right
this is something you are entitled to receive
What's a responsibility?
is a duty or something you should do
What is overtime ban
This is where you do no overtime
What does work to rule mean
This is a type of industrial action where you follow your job role and do nothing extra
What does CV stand for
Curriculum vitae
Name the process for solving a dispute
You-shop steward-trade union-WRC-Labour court
Name 2 legal rights of an employee
receive the minimum wage
written contract
Correct holidays
What does incompetence mean
not carrying out the work to the required standard
What is a probationary period
This is where you has a trial run at a job eg 6 months
This is where someone might get money if they are unfairly dismissed or given their job back
What is misconduct?
The employee has broken the rules of their work
What is absenteeism
This is where a person is missing work constantly for no reason
What is token stoppage
workers stop working for a short period of time eg 3 hrs
What is staff turnover
This refers to the number of employees that start a job then leave
What does go slow mean
This is where you do your work but at a slower pace
What is incapability
unable to do the job
What is industrial relations
This is the relationship between the employer and employee
What is unqualified
This is where the employee does not have the correct training/Qualifications
Explain redundancy
This is when their job role is no longer needed so they are let go from the job
Explain the employment equality act 1998- 2015
This act outlaws discrimination against 9 grounds eg race, age etc
What is a trade union
This is a group that represents workers and fights for their rights in the work place
Explain the protection of young persons act 1996?
This is a law that protects people under the age of 18 and prevents them from doing late night work
Explain the unfair dismissals act