Apprenticeship ERR Wrkbk Emplyee Rights and Respnsibilities Welcme and Intrductin Dear apprentice, Bth emplyers and emplyees have a range f statutry rights and respnsibilities under Emplyment Law. It is imprtant that every emplyee understands his r her rights and respnsibilities in the wrkplace. This wrkbk will guide yu thrugh legislatin yu shuld knw and cvers the nine natinal utcmes required. Yu will learn abut tpics such as cntracts f emplyment, equality and diversity, sick pay, hliday entitlements, health and safety, data prtectin and career develpment. The infrmatin yu learn will be useful fr the rest f yur career, regardless f the rle, sectr, r industry yu find yurself in. Yur emplyer and training prvider r lcal cllege will supprt yu in the cmpletin f this wrkbk as part f yur apprenticeship prgramme. Gd luck! Brught t yu by The Tech Partnership Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014
Emplyment Rights The terms and cnditins cntained within a cntract f emplyment Emplyment Rights Act 1996 and the emplyee s entitlements Types f emplyment cntracts Prtectin frm unfair treatment Cdes f practice that exist fr managing cnflicts between an individual emplyee and their emplyer What is yur rle within the rganisatin? Where d yu fit int the rganisatins structure? When d yu get paid and hw ften? What perid f ntice wuld yu have t give if yu wanted t leave the cmpany? Where can yu get a cpy f yur emplyment cntract? If yu have any kind f grievance, wh shuld yu g t? Name: Jb Title:... Cntact Details:. Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 2 f 11
Where can yu find cpies f yur rganisatins emplyment plicies? Equality and Diversity The Equality Act 2010 (9 prtected characteristics) Equal Pay Act Terms f yur emplyment cntract Disability Discriminatin Act Give an example f an ccupatin where yu wuld be exempt frm the Equality Act and state why? Wh shuld yu cntact if yu experience r witness discriminatin and/r bullying at wrk? Name: Jb Title:. Wrking Entitlements The Wrking Time Regulatins which apply t all emplyers in the UK The special prvisins which limit the hurs that Yung Wrkers aged 16 t 17 can wrk The legal rights and respnsibilities, f bth emplyees and emplyers, regarding the amunt and time f hlidays taken frm wrk Specific rights and respnsibilities that apply in the case f maternity and paternity leave What are the maximum wrking hurs allwed per week fr? A wrker: A yung wrker: Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 3 f 11
Hw many days paid hliday are yu entitled t? Why is it imprtant t take apprpriate breaks during yur wrking day? Hw much maternity leave are mthers entitled t? Hw much paternity leave are fathers entitled t? Sickness and Absence Statutry Sick Pay (SSP) Self-certificatin Where wuld yu get a self-certificatin frm and hw many days sickness wuld yu be allwed t self-certificate, befre yu have t get a Dctr s certificate? What are the arrangements fr ntifying yur emplyer f sickness; hw and when wuld yu cmmunicate this infrmatin and t whm? After hw many days sickness can yur emplyer claim statutry sick pay? Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 4 f 11
Digital Capability The rle that digital technlgies play acrss business and the apprentice wn respnsibilities especially in the fllwing areas: Security implicatins Data prtectin Wrking safely nline ICT Scial Media and rganisatinal risk Regulatins n bring yur wn devise (BYOD) List three places where yu can find ut mre infrmatin abut data prtectin: 1. 2. 3. List three areas f legislatin that an IT manager versees: 1. 2. 3. Wh in the rganisatin is respnsible fr data prtectin and wh wuld be the persn t ask if yu have any questins? Give tw examples f issues that culd arise frm BYOD: EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 5 f 11
What type f infrmatin is in yur persnnel recrd and wh has access t it. D yu have the right t see yur persnnel recrd?. Wrking Safely Online T be aware f the ptential risks when wrking nline and t make infrmed judgements n whether it is necessary, apprpriate r safe t d s Understanding setting persnal safety preferences thrugh websites and hw t best cntrl yur nline safety Using the Get Safe Online website https://www.getsafenline.rg/ select three tpics and describe what yu can d t prtect yurself. Tpic 1 Tpic 2 Tpic3 Highlight three areas where yu can minimise yur safety risk when wrking nline. 1. 2. Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 6 f 11
3. If a member f staff tld yu that they were being bullied nline, what shuld yu d? What infrmatin can be fund n the CEOP website https://www.cep.plice.uk/ and wh shuld be advised t use the website? Hw ften are yu required t change yur lgin passwrd? Give an example f a secure passwrd: Health & Safety The main legislatin cvering health and safety in the wrkplace The health and safety regulatins and cdes f practice that relate t different kinds f wrk and wrkplaces The specific health and safety requirements relating t the emplyment f yung peple Give an example f a health and safety regulatin which applies t yur wrkplace: Wh is yur health and safety representative? Name:.. Jb Title:. Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 7 f 11
Where is the fire evacuatin pint? When is it OK t return t the building after an evacuatin? List fur places where yu culd get infrmatin abut Health & Safety: 1. 2. 3. 4. What actin shuld yu take if yu have a fault with yur cmputer? Why shuld yu cmplete a VDU assessment? List three actins yu can carry ut t yur PC t help yu wrk safely: 1. 2. 3. Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 8 f 11
Where wuld yu find ut mre infrmatin abut the rganisatins ICT plicies? Wh shuld yu infrm if yu suspect yu have received a suspicius email? Scial Media & Organisatinal Risk A large prprtin f staff nw use scial media either at hme and/r at wrk. Typical scial media sites include (but are nt limited t) Facebk, LinkedIn and Twitter. List five different ways scial media affects yu: 1.... 2... 3.. 4.. 5... Career Pathways Wh wuld yu discuss yur training and develpment ptins with? Name:.. Jb Title:. List three pprtunities fr training and develpment prvided by yur emplyer. These may include shrt curses, qualificatins and in-huse training. 1.... 2... 3.. Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 9 f 11
List five different types f jbs within the sectr: 1.... 2... 3.. 4.. 5... Representative Bdies with the Sectr The IT Sectr has a range f representative, e.g. prfessinal bdies and trade assciatins, r federatins. Wh are the main representative and prfessinal bdies in the IT Sectr? What is their rle? Wh are the Tech Partnership? Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 10 f 11
Declaratin We the undersigned, agree that the knwledge and understanding cvered in the Emplyment Rights and Respnsibilities wrkbk, has been cmpleted by the apprentice. Apprentice name in capitals: Signature: Date: Emplyer name: Signed fr emplyer: Date: Training prvider: Signature: Date: Additinal Cmments: Cpyright The Tech Partnership Ltd 2014 Page 11 f 11