Acts that Prevent Discrimination:

• Sex Discrimination Act (1975)
• Race Relations Act (1976)
• Employment Equality Regulations (2006)
• Disability Discrimination Act (1995)

What these acts mean for a business:

• There needs to be a clear equality policy to ensure fair and consistent treatment of all employees
• This policy needs to be clearly communicated to all staff
• Employees should know about the business’s procedures
• The policy needs to be reviewed and monitored
• No discrimination should take place during recruitment

National Minimum Wage Act (1999) - enforces a minimum level of pay to which all employees in the UK are entitled to.

Health and Safety Act (1974):

A business must comply with:

• Ensure that the building itself is safe
• The work an employee does is safe for them to do
• Ensure the working environment is safe
• Any machinery has guards to prevent accidents
• Provide training to guard against any hazards
• Have a safety policy

Employees must:

• Take responsible care of their own health and safety
• Comply with any health and safety policies a business has
• Not interfere or misuse anything provided for health and safety purpose

Smoking in the workplace (2007) - workplaces in England have to be smoke-free

Termination of employment:

Redundancy - when an employee is let go because they are no longer needed by the business

Dismissal can only occur when:

• Gross misconduct - bad behaviour the employee has committed
• Gross negligence - a reckless or willful disregard for the safety of others