INTRODUCTIONAdministration, also referred to as business administration, is the management of anoffice, business, or organisation. It involves the efficient organisation of people, information, andother resources to achieve organisational objectives. Information is key to business operations,and people are the resources who make use of information to add value to an organisation. Thismeans that companies will struggle without some type of administration management. Legalrequirement related with the management of office facilities and responsibilities of bothemployees and employers at workplace is all detailed in this report. TASK 11.1Legal requirements relating to the management of office facilities are:Equality act, 2010: The Equality Act became law in October, 2010. It replaced previouslegislation (such as the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act1995) and ensures consistency in what employers and employees need to do to make theirworkplaces a fair environment and comply with the law (Koven, 2011). Men and womenin full-time or part-time employment have a right to equal pay (Sex Equality) - which inlaw means 'no less favourable' pay, benefits and terms and conditions in theiremployment contracts where they are doing equal work.Employment rights act, 1996: The ERA set out the rights of employees in situations suchas dismissal, unfair dismissal, parental leave, and redundancy. In 1997, the Labourgovernment proposed an amendment to the act – strengthening the right of an employeeto request flexible working time – which was subsequently passed by Parliament.Employee's may have been given these rights previously contractually, either withinbusiness' employment policies or within employment contracts of service. The Act nowenshrines those rights in statutory lawWorking time regulations, 1998: These Regulations govern the time that people in theUK may work. The Regulations apply to all workers (not just employees) and stipulateminimum rest breaks, daily rest, weekly rest and the maximum average working week.First, it sets a default rule that workers may work no more than 48 hours per week(although one may opt out of it). Secondly, it granted a mandatory right to paid annual1
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