F4知識(shí)點(diǎn)：雇主與員工的職責(zé)

Duties of Employers and Employees

1 雇主的職責(zé)Duties of Employers

The principal common law duties of employers are to:

Provide reasonable remuneration. This includes terms as to the manner of payment; holiday and sick pay; and compliance with the national minimum wage introduced by the UK Government in 1999.Comply with the law relating to working hours. Average weekly working hours must be limited to 48.

雇主必須支付給雇員合理的薪酬，不僅包括一般性工資，還包括假期及生病時(shí)的工資。而且不能低于法定至低工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。平均每周工作時(shí)間不超過(guò)48小時(shí)。

Provide a detailed payslip.

提供詳細(xì)的工資單。

Indemnify employees for expenses incurred in the course of business.

由于工作而造成的員工損失的，要給以賠償。

Take reasonable care for employees' health and safety (this overlaps with specific statutory duties on health and safety).

對(duì)于員工的健康與安全要給予合理照顧。

Provide appropriate training.

提供適當(dāng)?shù)呐嘤?xùn)

Ensure mutual cooperation and respect.

確保相互合作與尊敬

If the employer wants to end the employment, he must give reasonable notice of termination.

如果雇主想要終止雇傭合同，必須提供一個(gè)合理的通知期限。

2 員工的職責(zé)Duties of Employees

The principal common law duties of employees are those of agents:

Obey lawful and reasonable instructions: This is the fundamental duty of faithful service to an employer.

員工要遵守合理合法的指令：這是一個(gè)雇員至基本的職責(zé)。

Do one's job with reasonable competence, care and skill: What is expected depends on any qualifications, skills and experience possessed by each employee. As a minimum, an employer may reasonably expect:

 honesty;

 commitment; and

 common sense.

員工要的能力要?jiǎng)偃喂ぷ鳌?

Account for all money and property received in the course of employment.

記錄所有收入。

Not to delegate duties without the express or implied consent of the employer.

雇主沒(méi)有明確同意或默許的事不能做。

Breach of these duties may justify the employer's formally warning the employee to improve his performance (good practice may require the employer to provide the employee with support and training to help him to do so) or, in serious situations, dismissing the employee.