Hospitality Business Toolkit (TASK 3): Legislation, Impact, Decisions

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and ethical landscape within the hospitality industry. It begins with an introduction to the industry and then delves into specific legislation that organizations must adhere to, including the Equality Act 2010, the Minimum Wages Act 1998, and the Health and Safety Work Act 1974. The report explores the potential impacts of company, employment, and contract law, along with the implications of regulations, legislation, and ethical principles on decision-making processes within hospitality businesses. A detailed table illustrates the application of various laws across different departments. The conclusion summarizes the importance of these factors for the industry's smooth operation and economic contribution. The report emphasizes the necessity for compliance to avoid legal repercussions and references relevant academic sources.

Hospitality Business
Toolkit
(TASK 3)

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Specific legislation that a hospitality organization has to comply and
adhere
 Potential impact of company, employment and contract law upon a
business
 Potential implication of regulations, legislation and standards upon
decision-making
 Potential impacts of regulations, legislations, and ethical principles upon
decision-making
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Hospitality industry provides variety of services in order to
fulfil demands of customers. It involves many fields such
as hotel which provide accommodation services, restaurant
gives food services, travelling services etc. It is a growing
industry in every country.

Specific legislation that a hospitality
organization has to comply
Legislation are important to carry business activities without
any hurdles. There are many laws which are applicable
on an organization in hospitality industry. These are as
follows:
 Equality Act, 2010
 Minimum Wages Act, 1998
 Health and Safety Work Act, 1974

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Equality Act, 2010: The
provisions of this Act is
applicable with a view to
protect employees against
any kind of discrimination
on the basis of sex, race,
religion, nationality,
disability or ability etc.

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Minimum Wages Act, 1998: This Act extends to whole UK
which ensures a minimum wage to each worker working in
an organization. Further, it provides that employees over
the age of 25, falling in the age group of 21 to 24 and 18 to
20 will be paid £7.83, £7.38 and £5.90, respectively.
Serious actions will taken against an organization not
providing minimum wage.

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Health and Safety Work Act, 1974: This Act is governs
health, safety and welfare of employees at workplace.
Further, it defines duties of employers and employees. It
provides fines plus two years of imprisonment to those
breaching laws.

Potential impact of company,
employment and contract law
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Potential implication of regulations,
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Potential impacts of regulations,
legislations, and ethical principles
Regulations, legislations and ethical principles are crucial to
decision-making in an organization in hospitality
industry. It is applied for carrying business smoothly. It is
mandatory for entities to comply with applicable laws in
order to avoid legal consequences.

Conclusion
From the above presentation, it has been concluded that
hospitality industry is an emerging market which offers
variety of services to its customers. Further, it also
contributes to economic growth of economy by creating
jobs and other factors.

References
Lopes, M., 2016. The hospitality industry (Doctoral dissertation).
Lub, X. D. and et. al., 2016. The future of hotels: The Lifestyle
Hub. A design-thinking approach for developing future
hospitality concepts. Journal of Vacation Marketing. 22(3).
pp.249-264.