Deck 18: The Legal Framework of Work

Question 1

Which of the following statements about family friendly employment law is the most accurate?

A) Pregnant women have a right to take reasonable time off work to attend ante-natal clinics
B) There has been a reduction in family-friendly rights over recent years
C) Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is equivalent to the average salary in the UK
D) Parents of adopted children have many fewer rights than parents who bring up their own offspring

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is being described here? A situation in which an employee's dismissal breaches statute (i.e. an Act of Parliament).

A) Wrongful dismissal
B) Unjust dismissal
C) Unfair dismissal
D) Constructive dismissal

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following reasons for dismissal is defined as 'potentially fair' by employment tribunals?

A) Ill health
B) Pregnancy
C) Trade union membership
D) Disability

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is being described here? The situation that occurs when an employer sets a 'requirement or condition' which has the effect of disadvantaging a significantly larger proportion of one sex than the other.

A) Victimisation
B) Direct discrimination
C) Positive discrimination
D) Indirect discrimination

Question 5

In which of the following jobs might sex discrimination be permitted on grounds of an occupational requirement?

A) Waiter/waitress
B) Doctor
C) Hairdresser
D) Model