rights and responsiblities at richer sounds

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Unit 2: Task F

 

Rights and Responsibility At Richer Sounds

Richer Sounds state that they also have certain rights as an employer. They say that some of these are the express rights which they clearly state in their Contract of Employment and the Terms and Condition of Employment. Implied terms and express terms are also noted in their Contract of Employment to show their employees that they have rights as well.

1: Implied terms are not written into your contract of employment, but are considered to be part of it, for example, a duty to provide a healthy and safe working environment for you.

Some terms and clauses are implied in a contract by law or custom and practiced without being mentioned by any party. An example of this is in a contract to supply services there is an implied term that the services will be carried out with reasonable care and skill. Implied terms by custom and practice can always be overridden by express terms. Some implied terms can’t be overridden, particularly those relating to consumers.

Implied terms include:

  • The duty of the employer to provide a secure, safe and healthy environment for employees
  • The employee's duty of honesty and loyal service
  • An implied duty of mutual trust and confidence between you and your employees That neither side will act in such a way as to breach that trust
  • A term too obvious to need stating, e.g. that your employee will not steal from you
  • Any terms that are necessary to make the contract workable, e.g. that someone employed as a driver will have a valid driving licence

Some terms and conditions, e.g. entitlement to enhanced redundancy pay, may become part of the contract through established custom and practice.

Express terms in an employment contract are those that are explicitly agreed between you and your employer, they can be written or verbal and agreed before, or when, the contract is made.

Express terms include:

  • Amount of wages, including any overtime or bonus pay
  • Hours of work, including overtime hours (there is a legal limit for most employees on the maximum number of hours they can work per week)
  • Holiday pay, including how much time off you are entitled to (nearly all workers are entitled by law to 24 days' paid holiday - they may be entitled to more under their contract. Part-time workers are entitled to a pro rata amount)
  • Sick pay
  • Redundancy pay
  • How much warning (notice) the employer must give you if you are dismissed.
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2: The implied terms that Richer sounds expect from their employees are;

  • To not give away confidential information
  • Work towards the objectives of the organization
  • Honesty

The express terms that Richer sounds expect from their employees are;

  • To have a responsible attitude
  • To avoid taking holidays between October and February
  • To agree all holidays or other absences beforehand
  • To abide by the company’s Use of Networking and Computer Resources Policy

3: The implied terms that the employees expect from Richer sounds are;

  • The right to be treated reasonably
  • The ...

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