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1、F1 Political and legal factors affecting business,1.Analyzing the business environment,Global/LocalGeneral（Macro）/Task（Micro）PEST（Political and legal;#Economic;#Social and cultural;#Technological and competitive）,2.The political and legal environment,Legal environment Some laws affect all companies

2、while some only affect particular industries.The impact of government Government can directly affect the capacity expansion,demand,entry barriers and competition of industries.,2.The political and legal environment,Influencing the government a.Employ lobbyists b.Give political officers non-executive

3、 directorships c.Influence public opinion,2.The political and legal environment,Example question Which of the following cannot be adopted as a method to influence the government?#A.Employ lobbyists B.Give political officers non-executive directorships C.Bribery D.Influence the pubic,3.Employment pro

4、tection law,Retirement The organizations encourage retirement for a variety of reasons:#a.Promotion opportunities for younger employees b.Early retirement is an alternative to redundancy c.Balance the age structure d.Reduce the pension costs,3.Employment protection law,Resignation The period of noti

5、ce to leave should be set out in the contract of employment.Dismissal Wrongful dismissal-Breach the employment contract-Unfair dismissal-Dismissal without good reason-Any dismissal is potentially unfair-The employer has to follow disciplinary procedures,3.Employment protection law,Example question W

6、hich of the following types of dismissal relates to the method of dismissal?#A.Unfair dismissal B.Wrongful dismissal C.Forced dismissal,3.Employment protection law,Redundancy It is a dismissal under tow circumstances:#a.The employer has ceased to carry on the business b.The requirement of the busine

7、ss for employees to carry out work has ceased,3.Employment protection law,Redundancy In following cases,an employee is not entitled to compensation:#a.The employee unreasonably rejected the offer of an alternative employment by the employer.b.The employee is of pensionable age or over,or has less th

8、an two years continuous employment.c.The employees conduct merits dismissal without notice.,3.Employment protection law,Redundancy How to reduce the impact of redundancy?#a.Retirement of staff over the retirement age b.Early retirement to staff approaching normal retirement age c.Restrictions on rec

9、ruitment d.Dismissal of part-time or short-time contract staff e.Offering retraining within the company f.Seeking voluntary redundancies.,3.Employment protection law,Example question In which of the following case an employee id entitled to compensation from employers?#A.Resignation of the employee

10、B.Reject the new job provided by the employer when redundancy occurs C.Being employed for continuous 3 years when the employee accepted redundancy D.The employee id 65 years old which is over pension age.,4.Data protection and security law,The aims of data protection act a.Protect individual privacy

11、 b.Harmonize data protection legislation,4.Data protection and security law,Data protection principles,4.Data protection and security law,The rights of data subjects a.Seeking compensation or suing for damages and any associated distress b.Applying to the courts to correct inaccurate data or even wi

12、ping off the data c.Obtain access to personal data of which he or she is the subject,4.Data protection and security law,Example question Which of the following is not the right of data subjects?#A.Seeking compensation for damage B.Suing for associated distress C.Obtaining access to personal data of

13、which his/her family is the subject D.Applying to the courts to correct inaccurate data or even wiping off the data,5.Health safety law,Importance of maintaining health and safety at work a.The employer has legal obligations.b.Accidents and illness cost employer money c.The companys image may suffer

14、.,5.Health safety law,Accident and safety policies An employee who is injured as a result of either employers failure to take reasonable care or a breach of statutory duty can sue.,5.Health safety law,How to reduce the impact of accidents a.Develop safety consciousness among staff.b.Develop effectiv

15、e consultative participation.c.Give adequate instruction in safety rules and measures.d.Materials handling should be minimized.e.Good maintenance f.Implement code of practice for the industry g.Safety inspections should be carried out regularly,5.Health safety law,Example question An employee who is

16、 injured due to his careless during work can not sue,is this statement true or false?#,6.Consumer protection law,Contract law A contract is a legally binding agreement which means if one party fails to carry out the agreement,the other party can take legal action against him for breach of contract.,6.Consumer protection law,Sale of goods and services a.Delivered for a particular occasion or date b.The seller has a right to sell c.Correspond with contract description d.Reasonable quality and meet needs,F1 So