1. Employment Responsibilities
and Rights in Health & Social
Care Settings
Task A

2. Aims and Objectives for this
session
List the aspects of employment covered by law.
List the main features of employment legislation.
Outline why legislation relating to employment
exists.
Identify sources and types of information and
advice available in ERR.

3. Employment Law and Regulations
Equality Act 2010
Employment Act 2008
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Employments Rights Act 1996
National Minimum Wage Act 1998
Working Time Directive and Working Time
Regulations 1998
Equal Pay Act 1970 updated 1983
Human Rights Act 1998

4. Main features of employment
legislation
Equality Act 2010
Ensures consistency in what is needed to make the
workplace a fair environment
Gives us protected characteristics
Employers may need to review or change their policies
and practices
Encompasses other legislation – Disability, Age & Sex
Discrimination Acts.
Guidelines on Redundancy

5. Main features of employment legislation
cont…..
Employment Act 2008
Builds on the Employment Rights Act 1996
Sets out new guidelines on disciplinary and
grievance procedures
Gives employers a code of practice to work too
Sets out national minimum wage rates and
details who is entitled to them including the rates

6. Main features of employment legislation
cont…..
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Imposes duties on employers and employees to
Make the workplace safe
Identify hazards and prevent risks
Ensure equipment & machinery is safe
Follow working Methods / set up emergency plans
Provide a Health & Safety Policy
Safe Handling/Risk Assessment
Providing supervision and training
Substances ~ safe use, storage and handling
Taking care of your own safety
Not putting colleagues at risk

7. Main features of employment
legislation cont…..
Employment Rights Act 1996
Sets out guidelines on contracts of employment and
gives you the right to have a contract
Gives you a right to have a pay statement
Right to time off work for public duties
Right to time off work for sickness
Maternity rights
Termination of employment
Redundancy rights

8. Main features of employment
legislation cont…..
Working Time Directive and Working Time Regulations 1998 gives you
a minimum right to:
Work no more than 48 hour per week
Minimum daily rest periods (11 hours in every 24hours)
Weekly rest periods (24 hours every 7 days)
Rest breaks at work (20 minutes if you work more than 6 hours)
Paid annual leave (4 weeks per year after 13 weeks of employment)
16 – 18 year olds are entitled to longer rest periods

9. Sources of information to help with
employment rights and legislation
Colleagues – higher managers
Books
Journals
Internet -Websites including www.direct.gov.uk
www.hse.gov.uk www.acas.org.uk
www.legislation.gov.uk
www.businesslink.gov.uk
Local councils
Company advisors
Citizens Advice Bureau
Trade unions

10. WELL DONE
• You have now met the learning outcomes for
task A.
• Now please go on and complete the short quiz
• Once you have completed the quiz please
complete the assignment for task A – print it off
and give it to your personal tutor