If a factory inspector discovers a safety hazard on industrial premises which the occupier refuses to rectify, which of the following powers is the inspector not able to exercise?
The power to enter premises, make examinations and investigations, take samples and to detain articles and substances.
The power to issue an improvement notice where statutory safety provisions have been breached and require the matter to be remedied.
If there is considered to be a risk of serious personal injury, the power to serve a prohibition notice to stop the activity.
The power to impose fines on the occupier or anyone employed by the occupier.
Which of the following describes the role of the Health and Safety Commission?
To maintain a safe system of work
To investigate alleged breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
To preside over the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
To impose fines on employers breaching provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Which of the following describes a function of the Health and Safety Executive?
To investigate alleged breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
To impose fines on employers breaching provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
To maintain a safe system of work
To preside over the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
In what court can an unlimited fine be imposed on an employer breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?
The high court
A magistrates court
A crown court
An employment tribunal
Which is the maximum amount of compensation that an employment tribunal can award in a case of unfair dismissal?
£56,800
£103,600
£28,400
There is no maximum limit
Which of the following is a power that an employment tribunal can exercise in a case of unfair dismissal
To order reinstatement of the employee
To reprimand the employer
To report the employer to the Secretary of State
To impose a fine on the employer
Last week at an employment tribunal, Heena brought a successful claim for sex discrimination against her employer. What is the maximum amount of compensation the tribunal could award her?
£56,800
£103,600
£28,400
There is no maximum limit
Which of the following does not describe the role of the Commission for Racial Equality?
To carry out investigations
To issue non-discrimination notices
To bring individual cases before an employment tribunal
To fine employers
On a finding of unequal pay, which of the following is the employee entitled to:
Reinstatement
An equality clause to be inserted into the contract of employment
Re-engagement
None of these
In LC Services Ltd v Brown (2003) the court held that an employee had failed to act in good faith when copying company documentation belonging to the employer which he passed to a new employer.