Lesson 7.1.1.3

7.1.1.3 Legislation Quiz: NCFE Business & Enterprise, Unit 7

20 questions

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This lesson maps key UK laws to the area of business each one protects: employees, equality, health and safety, consumers, data and working hours. The skill is matching the correct Act to a scenario, and understanding both the costs of compliance and the penalties for breaking the law.

Key points

  • The Employment Rights Act 1996 gives employees a written statement of terms, plus notice periods, redundancy pay and protection from unfair dismissal.
  • The Equality Act 2010 protects nine characteristics such as religion or belief, and applies to hiring, staff and customers, including reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
  • The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 makes employers protect people, in practice by carrying out risk assessments and acting on them.
  • The Consumer Rights Act 2015 says goods must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described.
  • Data protection law requires personal data to be stored securely, used for the stated purpose and shown to people on request, with marketing emails needing opt-in consent.
  • The Working Time Regulations 1998 limit the working week to an average of 48 hours unless the worker opts out in writing.
  • Staff can take unfair dismissal claims to an employment tribunal, and compliance can bring benefits such as fewer accidents.

Key terms

Employment Rights Act 1996
The law setting out basic employment terms, including written statements, notice and unfair dismissal protection.
Equality Act 2010
The law banning discrimination based on protected characteristics at work and in services.
Risk assessment
A check that identifies workplace hazards so that action can be taken to reduce them.
Consumer Rights Act 2015
The law giving buyers rights over the quality, suitability and description of goods.
Indirect discrimination
A rule applied to everyone that puts a protected group at a disadvantage without justification.
Data controller
An organisation that decides how and why personal data is held and used.
Employment tribunal
A body that hears workers' claims against employers and can award compensation.

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The 20 questions

  1. Under UK employment law, what must a new employee receive upon starting work?

    • Written statement
    • Guaranteed bonus
    • Private health insurance
    • Company share options

  2. Which of these is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010?

    • Level of education
    • Physical appearance
    • Political opinion
    • Religion or belief

  3. What must an employer routinely do to comply with health and safety legislation?

    • Pay staff bonuses
    • Provide free lunches
    • Risk assessments
    • Close early

  4. Under consumer protection law, what quality standard must sold goods meet?

    • Designer finish
    • Wholesale grade
    • Luxury standard
    • Satisfactory quality

  5. Under data protection law, what must businesses do when requested by a data subject?

    • Charge a fee
    • Provide data copy
    • Refuse access
    • Delete all records

  6. What does equality legislation require businesses to provide for disabled customers?

    • Specialist staff
    • Free products
    • Priority seating
    • Reasonable adjustments

  7. Which law makes describing goods untruthfully illegal?

    • Consumer Rights Act 2015
    • Trade Descriptions Act 1968
    • Equality Act 2010
    • Data Protection Act 2018

  8. What is the maximum average weekly working hours under the 1998 Regulations?

    • 40 hours
    • 35 hours
    • 48 hours
    • 60 hours

  9. What must a business obtain before adding new customers to email lists?

    • Notice
    • Payment
    • Consent
    • Address

  10. Where can an employee take a claim against unfair staff treatment?

    • Employment tribunal
    • Crown Court
    • High Court
    • Magistrates Court

  11. Which Act gives UK employees the right to a written statement of terms?

    • National Minimum Wage Act
    • Equality Act 2010
    • Health and Safety Act
    • Employment Rights Act 1996

  12. Which regulations cap the standard UK working week at an average of 48 hours?

    • Working Time Regulations
    • Employment Rights Act
    • Equality Act
    • Health and Safety Act

  13. Applying a workplace rule that disadvantages a protected group is known as what?

    • Victimisation
    • Indirect discrimination
    • Direct discrimination
    • Harassment

  14. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, what is a key employer duty?

    • Pay sick leave
    • Provide free lunches
    • Risk assessments
    • Fund staff pensions

  15. What do the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations ban?

    • Late deliveries
    • High prices
    • Misleading claims
    • Cash payments

  16. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, goods must be of satisfactory quality and what?

    • Imported quality
    • The cheapest price
    • Luxurious standard
    • Fit for purpose

  17. Under GDPR, how must customer personal data be stored?

    • Casually
    • Securely
    • Indefinitely
    • Publicly

  18. Which legislation makes discrimination in UK job recruitment illegal?

    • Employment Rights Act
    • Consumer Rights Act
    • Data Protection Act
    • Equality Act 2010

  19. What is a major operational benefit of meeting health and safety laws?

    • Higher taxes
    • Slower output
    • Fewer accidents
    • More paperwork

  20. Where can an unfairly dismissed worker take their compensation claim?

    • Tax office
    • Employment tribunal
    • Police station
    • County court

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