P4 – Understand how to gain committed employee co-operation. Kojar Ahmed
A business should aim to get the cooperation of all their employees in order to work properly and be
a cohesive unit. Businesses can try to get their employees to commit through various different
means, such as setting up employee trips or organising group activities, these are pricy methods but
are done in the hope of increasing a business’s overall performance. A business believes that if
employees are more committed, they will work harder for the company and will be willing to put in
extra effort, this will hopefully lead to bigger profits etc.
Whenever an employee is hired at a company, they will be required to sign a contract of
employment, this is made between the employee and the employer and will highlight details such as
hourly salary, entitlements and worker rights.
The following are contractual entitlements that are agreed upon between the employer and
employee and may be included in the worker's’ contract:
● Amount of pay and when it is paid
● Holiday Pay
● Sick Pay
● Hours of work
● The type of employment
● Notice period
● Disciplinary rules
● Pension benefits
The standard terms in a contract will cover terms such as employee and employer rights, these are
both the rights that must be legally upheld by the law and voluntary rights. These terms are there to
protect both employees and employers from unfair treatment or pay etc. Although a contract will
cover most aspects of an employment, there are terms known as ‘implied terms’ which are not
physically included but must still be upheld in the workplace, these terms are fairly obvious and
already expected from both the worker and employee so therefore are not included in the written
contract. Implied terms cover things such as employers having a safe work environment and
employees being honest and loyal.
The statutory rights which must be followed include:
● Receiving equal pay
● To not be subject to discrimination
● To not be unfairly dismissed
● To receive an itemised pay statement
● to receive maternity or paternity pay
● To receive notice of termination
● To receive redundancy pay
● To receive statutory pay
● To receive annual leave
● To be paid at least minimum wage
If an employee has broken a term in their contract or if they have breach any implied terms then
they may be subject to disciplinary measures. These measures may slightly differ with each business
A business should aim to get the cooperation of all their employees in order to work properly and be
a cohesive unit. Businesses can try to get their employees to commit through various different
means, such as setting up employee trips or organising group activities, these are pricy methods but
are done in the hope of increasing a business’s overall performance. A business believes that if
employees are more committed, they will work harder for the company and will be willing to put in
extra effort, this will hopefully lead to bigger profits etc.
Whenever an employee is hired at a company, they will be required to sign a contract of
employment, this is made between the employee and the employer and will highlight details such as
hourly salary, entitlements and worker rights.
The following are contractual entitlements that are agreed upon between the employer and
employee and may be included in the worker's’ contract:
● Amount of pay and when it is paid
● Holiday Pay
● Sick Pay
● Hours of work
● The type of employment
● Notice period
● Disciplinary rules
● Pension benefits
The standard terms in a contract will cover terms such as employee and employer rights, these are
both the rights that must be legally upheld by the law and voluntary rights. These terms are there to
protect both employees and employers from unfair treatment or pay etc. Although a contract will
cover most aspects of an employment, there are terms known as ‘implied terms’ which are not
physically included but must still be upheld in the workplace, these terms are fairly obvious and
already expected from both the worker and employee so therefore are not included in the written
contract. Implied terms cover things such as employers having a safe work environment and
employees being honest and loyal.
The statutory rights which must be followed include:
● Receiving equal pay
● To not be subject to discrimination
● To not be unfairly dismissed
● To receive an itemised pay statement
● to receive maternity or paternity pay
● To receive notice of termination
● To receive redundancy pay
● To receive statutory pay
● To receive annual leave
● To be paid at least minimum wage
If an employee has broken a term in their contract or if they have breach any implied terms then
they may be subject to disciplinary measures. These measures may slightly differ with each business
