Employment responsibilities and rights Task one 1) read your contract of employment and list the main aspects

its legally binding on both the employer and employee. -The employment rights Act 1996 says that all employees must be given a written statement of the terms and conditions of the employment, this must be issued within the two months of being there, but this only applies if the contract last more then a month. - employees that believe they have been dismissed or treated unfairly have the right to take it to the employment tribunal. 2) Your employer is obliged by law to display certain documents. Make a list of all the posters and notices you can find and note down what they are about, and where they are. By law the have to show you your contract of employment. The posters dotted around work are mainly things to do with health and safety. 3) List at least six aspects of employment that are covered by the law and discuss with your trainer the main points of each one. - Ageism, Sexism, Homophobia, Disability discrimination, a right to (unpaid) leave for emergency family care, right of young workers to work in conditions which does not interfere with there education. 4) The law protects you against discrimination on various grounds. Name at least four and give and example of each one. Race, sex,sexual orientation, disability (or because of something connected with your disability). Race -Wherever you were born, wherever your parents came from, whatever the colour of your skin, you have a right to be treated fairly. Sex - Women and men should not be treated unfairly because of their gender, because they are married or because they are raising a family Sexual orientation - Whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual or straight should not put you at a disadvantage. Disability - If you have a physical or mental impairment you have specific rights that protect you against discrimination. 5) Explain why employment law was created. - To stop things such a slavery happen within the work force. Some employers would try and abuse there position by taking advantage of an individual so the law is there to protect and uphold the individual. 6) Explain why your age can affect the hours you work or type of work you are allowed to do.people aged 16 17 can only work limited hours. A child under 18 cannot be employed for work: which is beyond the childs physical or psychological capacity; involving harmful exposure to toxic or carcinogenic substances; involving harmful exposure to radiation. Task 2, 1) Explain to your trainer who you should contact if you have a grievance, and what should happen then. - You should first talk to the person you have a grievance against in order to settle the matter between yourselves. If this is not possible then you should talk to your supervisor and get his advice. If this is still not possible then you can go talk to your human resource or personal officer.

2) Explain to your trainers what you would do if you were being bullied at work, or being discriminated against. - firstly you should speak to the person who is giving you problems, and see if you can justify it. If this isn't a option, contact a supervisor or your manager of some sort and express your problems. 3) Explain to your trainer what each piece of information means on a pay statement. 4) Explain to your trainer what you should do if you are ill and cannot come to work. - you should give them notice that you can't make it in and give them an explanation on your circumstances. 5) Explain to your trainer what you should do if you need time off for any of these reasons: if you want time of work you are allowed as long as you have holidays. If you are ill you have to give your boss some sort of notification that you cant make it into work. 6) Explain to your trainer what information is held on a personnel file, and why you think employers need this information. Personnel files are usually kept by an organization's human resources department. Keeping accurate and complete files on personnel is good business practice, and it protects the organization and the employee. Personnel files should be kept in a secure location, preferably in a locked cabinet. There are specific items that are needed in personnel files as well as items that are not needed. 7) Describe how you would let your employer know of any changes needed to your personnel record (e.g. moving house changing your bank) you give them notice what your actions are going to be and they will make arrangements or adjustments. 8) Explain to your trainer which specific health and safety requirements apply to your work. The health and safety requirements that apply to work, are COSHH and RIDOR. 9) Explain to your trainer what steps you take to keep yourself and others safe as you work. This should cover materials, the environment, and the use of tools and equipment. You should use your PPE to keep yourself safe, when working around others you should advice them to wear theres and when using equipment you should always use it in the most safest possible way. The environment you work in should be tidy and organised at all times. 10) Ask your trainer to watch you at work so you can show that you are working to the necessary health and safety requirements that apply to your work. 11) Explain to your trainer what you need to find out about health and safety when you move to a different department. when moving to another department they will show you where the fire exist are also where all the first aid kits etc.

Task 3. 1) Explain to your trainer the job your training programme is preparing you for. The training Im going through is so I can work independently in the work shop without assistance or minimal assistance.

2) Explain to your trainer how your career could develop beyond this job ( there is an example career map for apprentices following an apprenticeship programme in engineering in the back of this workbook). The career plan for a person on an apprenticeship. 3) explain to your trainer what training opportunities there are in your organisation and what you need to do to take advantage of them. The opportunities I am getting is experience, working with in a company so I get hands on experience, being able to learn from the other employees taking as much notes as I can. 4) explain to your trainer the four main components that you must complete for your apprenticeship programme. They are the trainer, portfolio, NVQ assessor and review sessions. Task 4 1) name the main trade union or employee representative group that represents the employees in your part of the sector. Explain what they do. Find out who your local representatives are. Semta is the union for engineering science amd technology sectors, they do and promote a lot of things for example, researching and identifying skill requirements and training needs, also developing national training models, including apprenticeships. 2) name the professional bodies that are relevant to the type of job you could be doing in the future. The type of job I could be doing in the future is an electrical engineer, when im fully qualified. 3) name the main employer organisation that are relevant to your sector. Electrical, mechanical and electronics. 4) explain to your trainer what SEMTA does to support training in your sector. Semta helps business, always gives them good research, awards more jobs in sectors we needs trains and develops companies.