Role of Science Technician

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Laura Oakley

BTEC National Diploma in Forensic Science

Role of Science Technician

Assignment Two

Show an understanding of Employment Rights and Responsibilities of a Science Technician.

Rights and Responsibilities of the Science Technicians

Like any other job around the science technicians job is bound by employment rights and responsibilities to perform a specific job. Each employee must understand their own responsibilities whilst working for their employer. The science technicians will also have responsibilities to their employers; once a technician is employed they will need to be responsible for the tasks they have been given by their manager in the contract of employment. Once a person is employed a contract of employment will be given. This contract of employment will state all the tasks which will need to be completed by the new employee. A sample of a science technician’s contact of employment can be found in the appendix. The contract of employment will show all the information needed to work in that employment such as hours of work and hours they will be given for sick or holidays. Their specific job will also be shown on this contract of employment which will ensure that the employee knows exactly what they must do whilst working. Other things which should be provided to the employee is The scale or rate of pay or the method of calculating pay, when the employee will be paid and how, The job title, terms relating to injury and sickness and sick-pay and A brief disciplinary summary which will provided to the employee in a manual stating how the matter of disciplinary will be taken if it arises.

The contract of employment will be bound by the employment law of 2002 so if the technician were to incorrectly behave and not correctly carry out these stated they will be given the disciplinary procedure. The purpose of having the disciplinary procedure is to provide ways of changing difficulties between the employer and the employee. The disciplinary procedure will allow the employee to either change their ways over a period of time. The disciplinary sequence of events can be found below:

  • Once a lack of work from the technician can be seen a first warning may be given to the employee.
  • A first hearing will be held in which the employee will be represented either by a member of the Trade Union or by a friend. This first hearing will occur if the employee themselves start the grievance procedure.
  • Once the first hearing has been completed the employee will be given a set time to change their manner of working within the employment.
  • However if they still do not change this a written warning will be handed to them stating they must now change.
  • Once again if the employee starts the grievance procedure they should be represented either by the Trade Union or a friend.
  • If the employee shows no more improvement in their manner of working a final written warning will be handed to them.
  • Again if no improvement is shown the employee will be dismissed from their employment.
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This disciplinary procedure was stated under the employment act of 2002.

 Once a technician is employed they receive a set of requirements, they must be able to apply their knowledge of science to the facility they are working for, for instance to experiments being carried out and any stock which need to ordered. As stated in task one the members of the technician’s team must also be able to communicate with each other to make sure all aspects of their work is being carried out correctly. However a technicians main duty are stated below,

  • Carrying out requests ...

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