Assignment task 201 Understand employment …

1 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 1 of 19 Source: Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social care Unit 201 Tutor Name: Akua Quao Thursday 18th July 2013 Release Date: 12/07/2013 19:33 Assignment task 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings If you choose to follow a career in health, social care or working with children and young people it is essential to Understand employment responsibilities and right. To show your understanding of this area, produce a document giving information about the following: Statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers Awareness of own occupational role and how it fits within the sector Agreed ways of working with employer Career pathways Issues of public concern and how these may influence changes in the sector Task - Statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers List the aspects of employment covered by law.

2 List the main features of current employment legislation. Outline why legislation relating to employment exists. Identify sources and types of information and advice available in relation to employment responsibilities and rights. Task - Awareness of own occupational role and how it fits within the sector Describe the terms and conditions of own contact of employment . Describe the information shown on own pay statement. 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 2 of 19 Source: Describe the procedures to follow in event of a grievance. Identify the personal information that must be kept up to date with own employer. Explain agreed ways of working with employer. Task - Agreed ways of working with employer Explain how own role fits within the delivery of the service provided. Explain the effect of own role on service provision.

3 Describe how own role links to the wider sector. Describe the main roles and responsibilities of representative bodies that influence the wider sector. Task - Career pathways Explain different types of occupational opportunities. Identify sources of information related to a chosen career pathway. Identify next steps in own career pathway. Task - Issues of public concern and how these may influence changes in the sector Identify occasions where the public have raised concerns regarding issues within the sector. Outline different viewpoints around an issue of public concern relevant to the sector. Describe how issues of public concern have altered public views of the sector. Describe recent changes in service delivery which have affected own area of work. Assignment task 201 Answers Task - Statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers List the aspects of employment covered by law.

4 The aspects of employment covered by law are: 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 3 of 19 Source: - The Health and Safety Act, 1974 - The Data Protection Act, 1978 - employment Rights Act, 1996 - National Minimum Wage Act, 1998 - Equal Pay Act, 1970/1983 - The Sex Discrimination Act, 1975 - The Race Relations Act, 1976/2000 - The Children Act, 1989 - The care Standards Act, 2000 - Protection of Children Act, 1999 List the main features of current employment legislation. The Health and Safety Act, 1974 It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. Employers must do whatever is reasonably practicable to achieve this. This means making sure that workers and others are protected from anything that may cause harm, effectively controlling any risks to injury or health that could arise in the workplace.

5 Reference: The Data Protection Act, 1978 The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. Reference: employment Rights Act, 1996 The employment Rights Act 1996 came into force on 22 August 1996. It sets out the statutory employment rights of workers and employees. Reference: 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 4 of 19 Source: National Minimum Wage Act, 1998 The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 creates a minimum wage across the United Kingdom, currently per hour for workers aged 21 years and older, per hour for workers aged 18 20 Reference: Equal Pay Act, 1970/1983 An Act to prevent discrimination, as regards terms and conditions of employment , between men and women. Reference: The Sex Discrimination Act, 1975 An Act to render unlawful certain kinds of sex discrimination and discrimination on the ground of marriage, and establish a Commission with the function of working towards the elimination of such discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity between men and women generally; and for related purposes.

6 Reference: The Race Relations Act, 1976/2000 The Race Relations Act (RRA) 1976 amended 2000 makes it unlawful to treat a person less favourably than another on racial grounds. These cover grounds of race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), and national or ethnic origin. Reference: The Children Act, 1989 The Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of the child was paramount, working in partnership with parents to protect the child from harm. Reference: The care Standards Act, 2000 care Standards Act 2000 (CSA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provides for the administration of a variety of care institutions, including children's homes, independent hospitals, nursing homes and residential care homes. 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 5 of 19 Source: Reference: Protection of Children Act, 1999 The Protection of Children Act 1999 creates a system for identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children.

7 This will be achieved by checks being made of criminal records with the National Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). Reference: Outline why legislation relating to employment exists. Legislation relating to employment exists to protect me at work; they also protect my colleagues, the resident and their family. These laws also tell me what I am expected to do and how I should behave at work. Identify sources and types of information and advice available in relation to employment responsibilities and rights. Sources and types of information and advice available in relation to employment responsibilities and rights are: - Contracts - Handbook - Job descriptions - Policy documents - Terms and conditions - Trade unions 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 6 of 19 Source: - ACAS - OFSTED What is ACAS ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) help to get advice on resolving workplace disputes.

8 Reference: What is OFSTED OFSTED is the Office for Standards in Education, Children s Services and Skills OFSTED take responsibility for the inspection of education in all schools in England. Its role also includes the inspection of: all education for 16-19 year olds children's centres local education authorities teacher training institutions youth work childminders home child carers day- care providers out-of-school clubs cr ches OFSTED assesses these organisations to see if they are suitable to provide childcare, look after or be in contact with children. This is done in a number of ways, including health checks, criminal records checks and 'suitable person interviews' on individuals. These assessments are carried out on all people aged 16 and over who look after children, are connected with the registration, or who live or work on the premises where children are to be cared for.

9 They also look at equipment and check that the buildings are of a satisfactory standard. OFSTED will inspect day- care providers and childminders at least once every two years to make sure that they continue to meet the national standards, and then they report on these inspections. They need to be informed of any changes of staff or to the buildings so that they can carry out any further checks as necessary. OFSTED will investigate complaints made about a provider and take enforcement action, if necessary, to ensure that providers meet the national standards. Reference: 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 7 of 19 Source: More about employment responsibilities and rights: Reference: #axzz2 YOgcev7i Task - Awareness of own occupational role and how it fits within the sector Describe the terms and conditions of own contact of employment .

10 The terms and conditions which are covered in my contract are: - My job title ( care assistant) - Hours of work (48 per week between 8am and 8pm) - Holiday - Absence due to sickness or injury (must inform manager at least 2 hours before shift starts) - Sick pay - Notice of termination of employment (1 months notice in writing) - Grievance procedure - Company rules and the disciplinary procedure Describe the information shown on own pay statement. The information that is shown on my pay slip is: "Name" Mr Gael Romanet (so I know it is my pay slip) "Employee No" 885463 (My Employee Numbers) "Business Unit" Mornington Hall Res & Nursing Home (the address of my work place) "Pay Date" 29/06/2012 (when I get paid) "Tax Reference & Telephone No" (My Tax Reference & Telephone Number to claim money back of tax if I think I pay too much tax) "Nat Ins No" (My National Insurance Number so I know I am paying national insurance for me and no one else) 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children and young people s settings by Ga l Romanet Page 8 of 19 Source: "NI Code" A (My National Insurance Code, it is the standard rate) About NI Code A: "Tax Code" 810L (so I know how much tax I should be paying) About 810L Tax Code: "Pay Method" BACS (how I get paid, Account Payment, Cheque, Cash, etc.)