Discuss three ways in which equal opportunities legislation impacts on the policies and procedures of an organisation.

Task

This Task also assesses criteria 4.1 of the Employment Law module Plan, research and write an individual essay (word limit = 900-1100 words) in which you:

a) Discuss three ways in which equal opportunities legislation impacts on the policies and procedures of an organisation (Employment Law AC 4.1)

b) Evaluate the significance of TWO of the following key policies and legislation relating to equality and diversity (Equality & Diversity AC 1.1):

• National Minimum Wage

• Gender Pay Gap Reporting

• Teaching of ‘British Values’ in all educational institutions

• Access to Work (for disabled workers)

Assessment

Individual Essay

Guidance Notes: In order to enable the meeting of the unit criteria students are required to write an essay using an academic style of organisation, language and tone.

You should:

• Present one piece of equal opportunities legislation, then explain how this legislation has changed the way companies operate or changed the rules of the companies. Comment on whether the legislation was successful(GUIDE = 200 words)

• Repeat this TWICE more, to cover three different situations in total (Guide = 2 x 200 = 400 words)

• Choose two polices from the list & explain them. Then analyse whether they have been successful, giving reasons. (Guide = 350 words)

• Make sure your essay has an effective introduction, conclusion (Guide = 25-50 words each) and reference list.

Accurate Harvard Referencing (name/year) should be used when citing sources within this essay, NEXT TO the information it refers to, with a reference list provided at the end. Assignments must be submitted to TurnItIn via Moodie by the submission date provided above WITH ANNOTATIONS TO SHOW WHERE YOU HAVE MET THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA.

 

Assessment Criteria

Task 1 EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

1.1 Evaluate the significance of key policies and legislation relating to equality and diversity

Assessment Criteria

Task 1 EMPLOYMENT LAW 4.

1 Discuss three ways in which equal opportunities legislation impacts on the policies and procedures of an organisation

GD Merit: Grade descriptor component

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The student’s work shows very good command of:

• Format, structure & use of images

• Language, syntax & register

• Spelling, punctuation & referencing Quality – Taken as a whole demonstrates a very good response the demands of the brief 1,4, 5, 7

Assess or Rachael Duncan ,Dioloma

Distinction: Grade descriptor component The students work or performance demonstrates an excellent grasp of the relevant knowledge base The student’s work or performance makes extensive use of additional information The student’s work shows excellent command of:

• Format, structure & use of images

• Language, syntax & register

• Spelling, punctuation & referencing to Quality – Taken as a whole demonstrates an excellent response to the demands of the brief 1,4,5, 7 Access to HE Subiect Business

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