Unit 12

Assignment 3

Holly Redshaw

CONTRACTUAL
types of contract
negotiating contracts
non-disclosure agreements
working to a brief

Types of Contract
The employer has to take care of the tax and employment responsibilities for
their staff which depends on the type of contract they have.
Contracts under seal is a contract that is an enforceable legal document but
only if it is sealed with a stamp. The stamp represents the agreement by parties
which have legal consequences. If the contract is not stamped then it is not
valid.
Express contract terms are stated by the party, either orally or in writing, at the
time of its making. This has to be definite offer from the contractor which has to
be consented by the contracted person.

Types of Contract
Implied contracts is as strong as a promise. This is between to people who just
mutually agree to the terms. They are as binding as express contracts. In order
for them to be bound, there has to be a party to make it official.
Executed contracts and Executory contracts has nothing needed to be done by
either party. This is a misnomer because the completion of performances by the
parties signifies that a contract no longer exists. An executory contract is one in
which some future act or obligation remains to be performed according to its
terms.
Bilateral and Unilateral contracts is a mutual promise between both people.
Also known as a two-sided contract because it includes two promises.
Unconscionable Contracts is one sided which is in favour to the side with the
most power. This contract isnt one to be accepted by a mentally competent
worker because it isnt fair or decent.

Negotiating Contracts

To negotiate a contract properly you have to know the required elements for a
valid contract.
You must know the laws in your state.
Understand which type you are using, how to bind it and how it works.
Determine what contract provisions are negotiable.

You should know what you want in/from this contract.

Collect documents to support your contract.

Time Management
Effective Planning
Setting goals and objectives
Setting deadlines
Delegation of responsibilities
Prioritizing activities as per their importance

Spending the right time on the right activity

Organized
Dont misuse time
Be Focussed

Working to a Brief

When working to a brief, you need to stick to the client wants and need as close
as you can or the customer wont be very happy with your service.
You need to consider;
Are there any specific points of the project that they want to highlight?
What is the productions time-scale?

What is the budget for the project and is the budget realistic?
What does the client want?
Is there/Who is the target audience?

REGULATORY ISSUES
freedom of information

Censorship
Copyright
Trademarks

health and safety policy

legal requirements, e.g. privacy law, copyright law, Employment Equality
(Age) Regulations 2006

Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information Act 2000is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

that creates a public right of access to information help by the public.
It is the freedom to speak your mind (excluding being racist, sexist etc)
Public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their
activities

Members of the public are entitled to request information from public

authorities.

Censorship

This is the act, system, or practice of censoring.

Censorship blocks something from being read, heard, or seen. If you've ever
heard the sound of bleeping when someone is speaking on television, that's
censorship.
It is good because Media influence on society, Media to be censored for
children, Political agendas and Security of secrets.
It is bad because Propagating Ignorance, Shaping the young minds, Freedom of
speech, Modified Truth and Hinders Creativity.

Copyright

This was created 1988 so that people get credit for their own work and it offers
security for their work. Before copyright was invented, anyone could steal your
work and claim it. It involves copyrighting lots of multimedia formats, especially
online work because it is out in the open for everyone to see. This applies to
copying software such as songs, videos, text, images, sound etc. Anything stolen
with copyright on it is against the law and you could be fined. When something
is copyrighted you cannot copy the work, rent, lent or issue copies of the work
to other people, perform, broadcast or show other people the work, or adapt
the work

Copyright

There are types of work that are protected such as;

Literary song lyrics, manuals, computer programs, documents, leaflets,

newsletters and articles, etc.
Dramatic plays, dances, etc.
Musical recordings and score.
Artistic photography, painting, sculptures, architecture, technical
drawings/diagrams, maps, logos.
Sound recording may be recordings of other copyright works, e.g. musical
and literary.
Film video footage, films, broadcasts and cable programmes.

Trademarks
Trademark is a sign that businesses own which means Trademarks Act 2002 as
"any sign capable of being represented graphically and distinguishing the goods
of one person from those of another"
Aardmans logo is protected by copyright and trademark.
This image should not be rendered any larger than is required for the purposes
of identification and/or critical commentary. The default rendering of this image
is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the
company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.

Health and Safety Policy

Sole Trader Health and Safety Policy
Company Health and Safety Policy

Construction Health and Safety Policy

Workshop/Factory Health and Safety Policy
Residential Nursing Home or Care Home Health and Safety Policy

Hotel or Bed & Breakfast Health and Safety Policy

Courier/Distribution Business Health and Safety Policy
Pub or Restaurant Health and Safety Policy

Shop Health and Safety Policy

Home Working Health and Safety Policy

Legal Requirements
Copyright this was created 1988 so that people get credit for their own work
and it offers security for their work. Before copyright was invented, anyone
could steal your work and claim it. It involves copyrighting lots of multimedia
formats, especially online work because it is out in the open for everyone to
see. This applies to copying software such as songs, videos, text, images, sound
etc. Anything stolen with copyright on it is against the law and you could be
fined. There are types of work that are protected such as;
Literary song lyrics, manuals, computer programs, documents, leaflets, newsletters
and articles, etc.
Dramatic plays, dances, etc.

Legal Requirements
Musical recordings and score.
Artistic photography, painting, sculptures, architecture, technical
drawings/diagrams, maps, logos.
Sound recording may be recordings of other copyright works, e.g. musical and
literary.
Film video footage, films, broadcasts and cable programmes.

When something is copyrighted you cannot copy the work, rent, lent or issue
copies of the work to other people, perform, broadcast or show other people
the work, or adapt the work.

PROFESSIONAL BODIES
British Interactive Multimedia Association (BIMA)
professional body codes of practice

British Interactive Multimedia

Association (BIMA)
BIMA is Britain's digital community.
Founded in 1985.
Benefits of joining
Extends networks
Raise profiles

Grows businesses
Attract and develop talent

Professional Body Codes of Practice

COP is a set of written rules which explains how people in a certain line of work
should dress and behave.
This is a document for a skilled worker

this is a document for a social worker -

Professional Body Codes of Practice

Press Complaints Commissions

PCC is a voluntary regulation body for the British newspapers and magazines
that are printed. They represent the major publishers. The annual levy funds
the PCC. It has no legal powers and the newspapers and magazines contribute
voluntarily to the costs of the commission, making the industry self-regulating.
Advertising Standards Association
The UKs independent regulatory of advertising for all medias is ASA. The
advertising codes apply, which are written by the committees of advertising
practice. They sort out complaints and check the media and fix the issues with
misleading, harmful or offensive adverts.

ETHICAL
policies and procedures
ethical requirements
social issues and sensitivities
representation of gender
representation of religious beliefs

Policies and Procedures

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING
THIS SITE this is what is at the top of the Aardman T&C page.

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to
your use of their site:
Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which they may process any personal data
they collect from you, or that you provide to them. By using this site, you consent to
such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Acceptable Use Policy, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of their
site. When using the site, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.
Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on this site.

Ethical Requirements
When you are making a media product you have to take ethical views into
consideration, this limits what you can do or say. The stops racial comments
which may offend people or even worse. this includes;
race (black, white, Asian)
sexuality (get or straight)

disability (not able to walk, mental illness etc.)

nationality (British, Canadian etc.)

Ethical Requirements
class (middle, working or upper)
regionalism (north or south)
age (OAP or child, etc.)
This means that you cannot suggest that one age, race, sexuality and so on is
more significant than others, or that a small group of people can do something
but everyone else can.

Social Issues and Sensitivities

Gender expectations are made by stereotyping;
Girls arent allowed to play football
Boys arent allowed to do ballet
Girls cant have short hair
Boys cant wear make up

There are lots of different religions, each with different beliefs, some people
stand by it and some dont even have a belief.

Cultural Issues and Language

The problem with being an international business like Aardman is that they
would have to have bilingual or translators to work for businesses in different
countries.
Translate all relevant documents.
Provide language classes.
Use both telling and showing methods of training.
Use visual methods of communication.
Use simpler words with fewer syllables.
Learn the basics of your employees language.

Representation of Religious Beliefs

Religion is;
Collective worship
A clear belief system
A profound belief affecting the way of life or view of the world

There are lots of different beliefs and faiths, such as;

Bbism
Christianity
Islam
Lots more

SOURCES
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-freedom-of-information/what-isthe-foi-act/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship