In this assignment, I shall be providing a researched overview. I will describe the contact of
employment including the rights of the employees and employers. I will be outlining the different
ways that employees can be involved in communication with their employers including employee
suggestion schemes and work groups.
Contract Entitlements are outlined in the contract so the employer and the employee know what
is expected of each other. These entitlements include:
• Amount of pay and when it is paid
• Holiday pay
• Sick pay
• Hours of work
• The type of employment e.g. temporary or fixed
• Notice period
• Disciplinary rules
• Pension benefits.
Tesco outline these things when they recruit employees so
employees know what is expected of each other for example how
many hours they will be working a week, what days they will be
working etc. Also Tesco allow their employees to have sick pay
and it is based on the length of the employee’s service. This gains cooperation of the
employee as it motivates the employee because they can have time off work and still get
paid.
Employee and Employer Rights
Tesco expect employees to meet the terms of their contracts, co-operate in meeting the objectives
of the business and follow health and safety regulations.
Employees expect Tesco to pay them according to their contract, provide them with a safe working
environment, train them appropriately, permit them to join trade unions/ staff associations and
allow access to any confidential computer records kept on them as employees
Tesco have Human Rights Policy which is shown to employees
when they sign their contract. It clearly states what the
employee is entitled to for example, employees are allowed
reasonable rest break and if the employer restricts the time of
their break then the policy will be breached. This gains
cooperation of the employees because they won’t be scared of
their workplace.