1. Employment
Laws
By Jessica Bird

2. Health and Safety
Definition: All equipment must be checked
against the Health and Safety law. All the staff
must be trained to use equipment with the Health
and Safety law in mind.
Example: On set risks and
crew need to be regularly
assessed

3. Equal Opportunities
Definition: Legislate prejudice
actions in the work place. E.g.
Age, gender, race.
Example: Racial
discrimination against Tesco
workers.

4. Employment Equality
(Age) Regulations
Definition: Prohibits employers
unreasonably discrimination
against employees based on age.
Retirement age =65
Minimum age = 13

5. Employment Liability
Definition: insurance employers
must take out; that will protect them
in the case of an injury, illness or
death; caused by the way
workplace condition.
Example: In a workplace, if you
received an illness because of the
conditions, you had to work in; the
employer had to be indured to cover all
costs.

6. Employee Rights
Definition: All rights allowing
fair workplace contracts and
conditions.
Example: Wage, holiday,
medical pay, etc.

7. Trade Union
Definition: An organized
association of workers in a trade,
group of trades, or profession,
formed to protect and further their
rights and interests.
Example: Tube workers go
on strike if they feel they don’t
get enough pay.