An Introduction to Legal Controls over Employment
- Legal controls are the laws and regulations passed by governments that require businesses to conduct their behaviour in a particular manner
- Many countries have passed laws and introduced regulations that affect the relationship between employers and employees and relate to aspects including
- Pay
- Hours and conditions of work
- Safety
- Discrimination
- Rights to paid and unpaid absence e.g. holiday
- Dismissal
- The main aim of employment law is to protect and prevent exploitation of workers