Employment law is a law that regulates employments rights within employee, workers and independent contractors. However, the employment law gives the employee some legal enforceable rights which are contained in the contract of employment.
Contract of employment is an agreement that exist between an employer and employee which specify their duties, rights and responsibilities (Government of UK (Gov.uk), 2014). There are certain rights of employee that are legally protected that means all employee have the act to seek assistance or advice to the law in ensuring that those rights are dully observed giving employee the right to receive compensation or relieve of any unjust oppression. The legal enforceable right of employee are the valid …show more content…
• Both employer and employee owed themselves the duty to respect each other, and there must be trust and confidence existing between both.
Duties and Responsibilities of Employee
There are some certain duties and responsibilities an employee’s owed their employer’s, and these include:
• Employee must keep confidential information about the employer secret.
• It is the duty of the employee to reveal or disclose wrongdoings of other employees even if this will affect them generally.
• Duty not to make secret profits in the organization, and to be honest to the employer.
• Duty not to compete with the employer as long as he/she still works within the organization.
• Employee must follow the instructions and orders of the employer.
• Employee should be ready to adapt in any changes that may occur within the period of …show more content…
Unlimited liability: A sole trader has unlimited liability because the owner have the right to receive all of the net income, and at the same time he is liable for all the debts of the business.
Legal documentation: Generally sole traders adopt a trading business name, so the business has no separate legal existence.
Raising finance: A sole trader can generate capital through the following source: Personal savings, loan from friends, Loan and overdraft from bank and trade credit.
Control of the business organization: The owner of the business have full control over assets and business