Business Unit 2 Strand C

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Strand C – Rights of the employer and employees

Employer rights and the law

        Employers have certain legal rights, which protect both themselves and you whilst you are working for them. Most employers have all their employees sign a contract of employment, as previous described, and they expect their employees to abide by it. If the employees don’t abide by the contract of employment, then the law is on the side of the employer, and disciplinary action can be taken against the employee.

        The employer has the rights as stated in the contract of employment, as well as some rights on top of this. These rights are not stated in the contract of employment because they are obvious, and so are taken for granted; they can be called the implied terms.

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“Additional rights of all employers (the implied terms)

All employees must:

  • Be reasonably competent and have the skills they claimed to possess at the interview
  • Be ‘ready and willing’ to do the work and do what a ‘reasonable’ employee would do in any situation
  • Work towards the objectives of the organisation
  • Take reasonable care of the employer’s property (including equipment and furniture)
  • Be prepared to carry out reasonable instructions and requests, which might include complying with a company ‘dress code’ especially if the employee comes into contact with general public or does work which is regulated by hygiene ...

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