Understand Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health and Social Care

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Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

Assignment composition

Assignment overview In this assessment you will explore aspects of employment law, your role and responsibilities in respect of employment practices and present an issue of public concern that has occurred within either the health, social care or children’s and young people’s sector. Additionally, you will create a career plan which reflects on your continuing professional development and related learning and possible future qualification opportunities.

Tasks There are four tasks to this assignment. A Short answer questions B Your work role C Career pathway D Presentation or report

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You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law. Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this. 3 marks

Once you have identified a reliable source of information: Aii a) List three aspects of employment covered by law. 3 marks

Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

b)

List three main features of current employment legislation. 3 marks

Aiii

Briefly outline why employment law exists. 3 marks

Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

Task A: marking grid
Met in booklet Met in discussion Not met

Assessment Criteria
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 List the aspects of employment covered by law 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

Question Aii a) Aii b) Aiii Ai

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Record of Professional Discussion
Please use Form 8 from the City & Guilds Recording Forms document to record any professional discussion, accessible at http://www.cityandguilds.com/documents/New%20Folder/RecordingForms.dot

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