Legislation
Overzicht
A restaurant owner discovers that a new food safety rule means every member of kitchen staff must hold a certificate. The course costs money, the staff are off the rota while they take it, and a temporary cook has to be hired to cover. Nothing about the menu, the prices or the customers has changed, and the business has become more expensive to run. That is what legislation feels like from the inside, and it is why candidates who can only say that laws protect people miss most of the marks.
In this lesson you will meet the three areas of law the specification names: employment law, health and safety law and consumer law. For each you will learn what it requires, what it costs a business in money, training and recruitment, and what happens when a business fails to follow it. You will also learn the argument that separates a good answer from a routine one, which is that regulation is not only a cost. The same law that raises a business's expenses also raises those of every competitor, and it protects the business itself from the consequences of getting things wrong.
Doelstellingen
- Employment law.
- Health and safety law.
- Consumer law.
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Lesevaluatie
Gefeliciteerd met het voltooien van de les op Legislation. Nu je de sleutelconcepten en ideeën, het is tijd om uw kennis op de proef te stellen. Deze sectie biedt een verscheidenheid aan oefeningen vragen die bedoeld zijn om uw begrip te vergroten en u te helpen uw begrip van de stof te peilen.
Je zult een mix van vraagtypen tegenkomen, waaronder meerkeuzevragen, korte antwoordvragen en essayvragen. Elke vraag is zorgvuldig samengesteld om verschillende aspecten van je kennis en kritisch denkvermogen te beoordelen.
Gebruik dit evaluatiegedeelte als een kans om je begrip van het onderwerp te versterken en om gebieden te identificeren waar je mogelijk extra studie nodig hebt. Laat je niet ontmoedigen door eventuele uitdagingen die je tegenkomt; beschouw ze in plaats daarvan als kansen voor groei en verbetering.
- A business sells a coat advertised as waterproof which leaks in the first shower. Which area of law has it most likely breached? A. Consumer law B. Employment law C. Health and safety law D. Planning law Answer: A
- Which one of the following is a likely effect on a business of a rise in the national minimum wage? A. Its fixed costs fall B. Its wage costs rise C. Its customers have less to spend D. Its suppliers charge less Answer: B
- Which one of the following is a benefit to a business of complying with health and safety law? A. Fewer accidents, so less production time is lost B. Lower spending on training C. No need to keep records D. Cheaper protective equipment Answer: A
- Which one of the following is a requirement of consumer law in most countries? A. Employees must be given written contracts B. Goods must be of satisfactory quality and as described C. Machinery must be guarded D. Wages must be paid weekly Answer: B
- Which one of the following is NOT a consequence a business faces for breaking the law? A. A fine B. Compensation claims C. Damage to its reputation D. An automatic increase in its sales Answer: D
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