Business Law Assignment

Business law
Assignment
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Business Law Assignment 1
Contents
Question 1........................................................................................................................................2
Question 2........................................................................................................................................3
Question 3........................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................7

Business Law Assignment 2
Question 1
Every employee has the right to enter into a contract of employment which develops the basis of
the relationship between employer and employee. These agreements can be developed in written
as well in oral mode. Employment statues are there which has a significant influence on the
development of employment contracts. It means many of the terms and conditions are there in
the employment contracts, which are developed based on the requirements of employment
legislation. Working time, hours, minimum wages, and many others are the areas where the
parties of the contract have to look upon the statutory requirements and cannot insert anything by
the mutual discussion, which is contradictory to the minimum statutory requirements.
For instance, maximum working time is also mentioned under The Working Time (Amendment)
Regulations 2003. As per these regulations, no employer can ask their workers to work for more
than 48 hours a week without offering additional payment. When an employer develops the
employment contract with the employee then the same has to take care of the requirements of
maximum working hours and cannot mention the working hours as more than 8 hours per day.
However if employer negotiate on this with the worker and offer them to work more than the
above mentioned time, then employee can opt such options. In addition to this statutory
minimum period of notice in cases of redundancy and dismissal also prescribed under law which
employer need to be taken care of.
In general, the parties to the contract mutually decide the duties and rights of the employer and
employee. These duties are known as expressed duties, which are mentioned in the employment
contract clearly, but in addition to these duties, certain other duties are also there which are