Employment Law: A Comprehensive Guide

Employment law

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
Legal system....................................................................................................................................4
Explain the aims and objectives of employment regulation...................................................4
Describe the role played by the tribunal and courts system in enforcing employment law...5
Explain how cases can be settled before or during formal legal procedures..........................5
Avoiding Discrimination.................................................................................................................6
Identify the main principles of discrimination law during recruitment, selection and
employment............................................................................................................................6
Contract law.....................................................................................................................................6
Explain how contracts of employment are established..........................................................6
Describe when and how contracts can be changed lawfully..................................................7
Organisational change......................................................................................................................8
Explain the main requirements of redundancy law................................................................8
Explain the main requirements of the law on business transfers............................................8
Worker’s Right.................................................................................................................................9
Identify the major statutory rights workers have in the fields of pay, leave and working time
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Explain the major requirements of equal pay law................................................................10
Explain major maternity, paternity and other family-friendly employment rights..............11
Identify the major requirements of health and safety law....................................................12
Explain the significance of implied duties as regards the management of employees at work.
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Explain the principles of the law on freedom of association................................................14
Dismissal........................................................................................................................................14
Explain the main requirements of unfair dismissal law in respect of capability and misconduct
issues.....................................................................................................................................14
Explain the scope of the right for employees to be accompanied at serious discipline and
grievance hearings................................................................................................................15

CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Employees are the asset of the firm and the companies are responsible to take care of
their rights. An individual working in any industry or company can be classified into three
categories which involves workers, independent contractors and the employees. The independent
contractors are not given any right under the employment law and the workers are given some of
the rights but not all which the employees are given(Willborn and et. al., 2017). The employment
law has been designed with the aim to protect the rights of the employees so that no employer
can exploit them. But the law also protects the rights of the employers. The employment law of
United Kingdom is one of the finest law which is framed for the defence of the worker's rights.
The legislation aims to ensure fairness to all, be it employer or employee. Under the umbrella of
employment law, there are many legislations which covers every aspect, like for instance,
National minimum wages Act, Working Time Regulation, Employment Rights Act, Pensions
Act, Equality Act and many other. This report shall cover the legal system of employment law,
laws relating to discrimination, contract, organisational change, worker's rights and the dismissal.
MAIN BODY
Legal system
Explain the aims and objectives of employment regulation.
The law of employment is designed with the aim to protect the rights of the employees as
well as the employees. It mainly regulates the relationship between them in the business. The
employment legislation protects the rights of the employees from being exploited by the
employer. The objectives of the employment law are discussed below-
 The law of employment is designed to balance the expectations of job with fair treatment
of employee who is doing it (Wałachowska, 2020).
 As UK is a part of European Union so it is important to inculcate the European law into
the domestic law so employment law is enacted to adhere with European law.
 It is aimed to provide social justice to the people so that they get access to fairness and
rights as social justice is distribution of the difference in society and is also based on the
concept of equality and its opportunities.