Tham khảo tài liệu 'public relations guide to the basics_7', kinh doanh - tiếp thị, pr-truyền thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Appendix 4 Employment Law This is a very complex area and one covered by a considerable amount of legislation. Basically there are two types of employment relationship contracts of service and contracts for services. Contracts of service A contract of service also known as a contract of employment is the legal relationship between an employer and employee ie the normal contract for an employed person. It is used where the employer exercises a large degree of control continuously over an employee on a long-term basis. Employers liability Under the terms of this type of contract the employer may be made liable under the laws for Torts or wrong doings committed by his or her employees during the course of their employment. The law in this case also imposes a high standard of care on an employer with regard to health and safety of his or her employees both under statute and common law. Economic implications Employees income tax is deducted from their wages under the PAYE Scheme Schedule E . Likewise under the Social Security Act 1975 both employer and employee must contribute to the payment of Class 1 National Insurance contributions. An employee is then entitled to claim all available welfare benefits eg unemployment sickness industrial injury etc. 124 Appendix 4 Other statutory rights The Employment Protection Consolidation Act of 1978 conferred a number of rights and benefits on an employed person eg the right to written notice of details of employment the contract of employment within the first 13 weeks of employment the right to receive certain minimum periods of notice of dismissal the right to redundancy payment in appropriate circumstances to protection against unfair dismissal to be a member of a trade union and engage in union activities and the right to protection against an employer s insolvency. Contracts for services Used by self-employed people contracts for services concern the carrying out of a specific task or tasks usually for a limited period or .
