The disability discrimination act is that you can’t discriminate other people because of their disability. Businesses must provide facilities for the disabled people who apply to work in businesses. Things like:
- Lifts
- Ramps
- Disability car parks
- Disability toilets
- Automatic doors
This would then please the customers at Boots and other businesses. In this case there is an even chance of more people to be employed. An example of what wouldn’t be allowed that was to do with disability discrimination is. If there was a disabled person wanting to work in Boots they should give him an opportunity to work there.
The sex discrimination act is also important in all types of businesses. It has been said that in all kinds of businesses you cannot show favorable treatments to men or women because of their sex. For example: -
If there was a man and a women working at Boots. The Boots employees needs to make sure that they treat them the same way and not differently for example if a employee asked for help from an employer but on the other hand a women wanted help at the same time from the same employer. The employer should firstly help the male employee first due to he asked first and secondly help the female employee as well. If he just helped the male employee and not the female employee. This could be taken further and the employer could be sacked.
Employment rights act. Every employee must be given a contract of employment within the two months of starting work. This employment contract is for the employees to sign of and agreeing to all the rules and regulations that Boots have in their business.
What kinds of things contracts of employment form have?
Contracts show the written terms and conditions of someone’s employment.
They include:
- Hours of work- hours the employee is happy with
- Salary/pay- standard pay
- Terms and conditions of employment- what the writes and wrongs are in the sop floor
- Holidays- what holidays you are aloud to take off
- Place of work- where about is the employee working
If employees were not given a statement of employment within two months it would be illegal. It would also be illegal if the statement did not include:
- Names of the employee and employer
- Date when employment began
- Rate of pay
- When pay is due - weekly, monthly, yearly
Another example: -
If their was a women who come to take an interview at Boots and another man who come to take an interview. Boots interviewers cannot allow the man to get higher pay then her when they have started at the same time. They are supposed to be paid the same level. On the other hand you can have the man working there for about 10 years of time. And the women starting just now. This would not be classed as sex discrimination because the man who has been working in Boots for 10 years has got more experience then the women.