Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
www.businessleavingcert.com
Copyright 2012
www.businessleavingcert.com
People in Business
A Commercial Business aims to make a profit,
e.g. banks, restaurants, shops
A Non-commercial Business aims to provide a
service, e.g. Filte Ireland, charities. Trcaire is
an international charity who provides a
service to people in developing countries.
www.businessleavingcert.com
Responsibilities
Do an Honest days work
Adhere to terms and
conditions in contract.
Respectful, Honest and
Courteous Behaviour.
Accept and Follow
Management Instructions
www.businessleavingcert.com
Responsibilities
Do an Honest days work
Adhere to terms and
conditions in contract.
Respectful, Honest and
Courteous Behaviour.
Accept and Follow
Management Instructions
www.businessleavingcert.com
www.businessleavingcert.com
Interest Groups
Purpose: Promote and Protect Members Interests
Role:
To influence the Government, the EU, Local Authorities or
Businesses whose decisions affect their members. Rely on
the effect of Strength in Numbers through lobbying
protesting and campaigning.
Boycott refusal to partake in some activity e.g.
Greenpeace the environmental group may boycott Bs
who are major polluters.
Lobbying highly organised campaign of discussion and
debate in the media to try and put pressure on decision
makers to act in a certain way. E.g. Irish Vintners strongly
lobbied the Government on Smoking Ban.
www.businessleavingcert.com
Interest Groups
Implications for Business
Cause bad publicity for a B who must then invest in
clearing their name
Protests and Picketing (standing outside premises with
placards and chants) require Business to invest in more
Security.
Damage the IMAGE of the Business leading to decrease in
demand and sales
May succeed and influence decision making policy of the
Government which may benefit certain Businesses. e.g.
Pharmacists in 1997 lobbied the government to introduce
legislation which was anti-competitive.
Business may need to lie down to Interest Group in order
to restore goodwill.
www.businessleavingcert.com
Interest Groups
Examples:
IBEC (Irish Business and Employers Confederation)
advise and represent employers on industrial relations
and legislative matters. E.g. Wage Agreements.
ICTU (Irish Congress of Trade Unions) represent its
members in industrial disputes and seeks better pay and
conditions for its members.
CAI (Consumer Association Ireland) informs members
on consumer issues through monthly magazine
Consumer Choice.
Relationships in Business
Co-operative Relationship exists where
stakeholders work together to achieve a common
objective for their mutual benefit requiring joint
effort and cooperation.
Competitive Relationship 2 stakeholders seek
to achieve a similar/ different objective but
pursue different methods in trying to achieve it at
the expense of the other stakeholder.
www.businessleavingcert.com
10
11
Contract Law
Definition of a Contract:
Legally Binding Agreement between 2 parties
www.businessleavingcert.com
12
13
14
15
Termination of a Contract
Performance: both parties have carried out duties,
contract ends e.g. Contract with builder to build
extension, when finished and the builder is paid
contract is over
Agreement: both parties mutually agree to bring
contract to an end. e.g. 2 weeks notice before
leaving an employment contract
Frustration: A person is unable to carry out contract
for some unforeseen event e.g. Death, change in law
Breach: one party breaks a condition in a contract,
the other party has right to take action in courts.
- Conditions essential clause if broken ends contract,
- Warranty less important does not break contract)
SQ (Short Question)
www.businessleavingcert.com
16
www.businessleavingcert.com
17
Legislation
www.businessleavingcert.com
www.businessleavingcert.com
18
Consumer Legislation
www.businessleavingcert.com
www.businessleavingcert.com
19
www.businessleavingcert.com
20
21
www.businessleavingcert.com
22
23
24
www.businessleavingcert.com
25
26
www.businessleavingcert.com
27
28
30
Employee Legislation
www.businessleavingcert.com
www.businessleavingcert.com
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
Marital Status
Race
Religion
Sexual Orientation
www.businessleavingcert.com
39
Equality Authority
independent body set up under the Act
Inform the public on the operation of the
Employment Equality Act 1998.
Promote equality of opportunity in employment
in relation to the nine grounds outlined in the Act.
Aim to eliminate discrimination in relation to the
nine grounds outlined in the Act.
Monitor and review the operations of the
Employment Equality Act 1998.
Assist those taking complaints under the
provisions of the Act.
www.businessleavingcert.com
40
41
www.businessleavingcert.com
43
44
www.businessleavingcert.com
45
www.businessleavingcert.com
46
48
49
TRADE UNIONS
Functions:
Protect members and their jobs
Seek better pay and conditions for members
Represent members in trade disputes
Co-operate with IBEC and the Government in
centralised wage agreements
Examples: SIPTU, TUI, ASTI
www.businessleavingcert.com
50