AQA Business GCSE - Unit 1 - Topic 4 - People in Business

AQA Business GCSE - Unit 1 - Topic 4 - People in Business

1. Laws to protect employees

   • Equal Pay Act 1970 - This prevents men getting paid more than women.
   • Race Relation Act 1976 - This prevents different races being discriminated against.
   • Disability Discrimination Act - Prevents disabled people being discriminated against.
   • Sex Discrimination Act - Prevents people of a certain sex being discriminated against.
   • Employment Equality Act - Prevents people of a certain age being discriminated against.

2. What happens to businesses if they don't follow these acts?

   • The employee could take the business to court and sue them.
   • The business could be heavily fined, putting the business in danger of liquidation.
   • Employees may have to be given a large amount of compensation by the business.

3. Methods of Motivation

   • Monetary Methods
     • Pay rise
     • Paying towards employees' pensions.
     • Profit sharing with employees
   • Non Monetary Methods
     • Free Lunches
     • Flexible hours
     • Job enrichment
   • Why is motivation important?
     • If employees are motivated then they are more likely to work harder and produce better quality products/services for the business, thus maximising profits.

4. Recruitment

   • A full time employee works the same hours every day of the week.
   • A part time employee only works some hours every week and it can vary.
   • Internal recruitment is when the vacancy is filled by someone already in the workforce.
   • External recruitment is when the job vacancy is filled by employing someone new to the business
   • Ways a business can advertise a vacancy
     • Advertising
     • Job centres
     • Employment agencies
     • Employees invited to apply
     • Employees told about the job
     • Employees that are considered good enough are told about the job.