3. Employee Rights
All employees in the UK have the same statutory rights because these
relate to the employment laws passed by Parliament that affect everyone
in the country
Statutory rights Non-statutory rights
• Contract of employment These rights are not specified by law,
• Anti discrimination but are recognised as being ‘good
• Working Hours practice’. This means that responsible
• Holiday entitlement employers would normally have them in
place.
• Procedures to protect relationship
with employers
• Principles and codes of practice
• Representative bodies
4. Employee responsibilities
In return for your statutory and contractual rights,
you also have several responsibilities which link to
your employer’s rights.
•Adhere to terms of contract
•Uphold business aims and objectives
•Follow business rules
•Respect Company’s property
5. Employer Rights
Many of the employers rights relate to the employees
responsibilities, including:
•Support the business aims
•Support Health and safety
•Appropriate use of company
equipment and time
•Set conditions of service
•Set disciplinary and grievance
procedures
6. Employer Responsibilities
Employers, as well as employees, have responsibilities including:
•Observe employment law
•Observe a duty of care
•Observe employees’ contracts
•Provide a safe work place
•Protect relationships with employees
•Provide Public Liability Insurance
•Provide training
7. Motiviation
‘Motivation’ is your willingness to do something.
All employers want their staff to be motivated
because it means they are happier at work...
It they are happier at work they ...............................?
8. Theories
We are going to look at 2 different
motivational theories, you will need to explain
each of them fully.
1 •Maslow
2 •Herzberg
11. Teamwork Activity
NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST: WHO
SHOULD SURVIVE?
Scenario:
World War 3 has just occurred and you and 9 other people find
yourselves to be the only people left on the earth. You
manage to all make it to a bunker, however, you all realise
that if 3 of you wish to survive for many years, 7 of you will
have to leave soon because there are not enough resources
for all of you to survive.
If all of you stay, then you will all live only for a maximum of 2
years.
12. Teamwork Activity
In your bunker, you have the following facilities:
• sewage system
• water
• seeds
• some clothes
• a few books
• some medical facilities but no operating material
• a greenhouse
In your group of ten, each of you have a chance to speak. You
must present your case. Explain why you think you should
live. Argue for your life unless you really want to sacrifice
for others. Listen to others arguments as well.
13. Teamwork Activity
In the bunker, the following roles will be played out. Each
person in the group of ten will play one of the following roles.
• scientist
• priest
• married couple who are hippies and drug addicts
• a single pregnant woman with a 5 year old girl
• an army officer who has mental instability of some sort but
is useful nonetheless
• an elderly woman
• a disabled person
• lawyer
• doley
• doctor
14. Team Working
A team is a group of people who are working towards the same
goal
• Contributes to organisational success
• Wanting to be part of a team
• Attainment of team objectives
• Empowerment
• Innovation
• Implementing change
• Multi-skilling
• Taking ownership of decision making
• Knowledge Sharing
• Synergy
16. Training and Performance Reviews
All business need to stay up to date to meet new
challenges , and employees need new opportunities to
stay motivated.
So..... Why train??
•Job competency
•Legal Reasons
•Financial implications
•Ethical implications
•Induction and initial training
•Update Skills
•Multi-skilling
17. Training courses
Training courses take place both outside the
workplace and inside.
•In-house
•External
18. Performance appraisal
Most organisations have a formal process whereby
employees regularly review their work with their line
manager once or twice a year
•Regular assessment of work performance
•Mutual agreement of objectives
•Periodic review of progress
19. Benefits of performance appraisal
•Training needs identified
•Problems are revealed
•New skills may be discovered
•Communication is improved
•Evidence provided for promotion or dismissal
•Can lead to pay rises
•Performance-related pay
•Efficiency and effectiveness
