Business Legislation

Mary McDonald, an 86-year-old woman, was frequently complaining about the high cost of maintenance of her house and high property taxes. She decided to cancel her fire insurance to reduce expenses. Mary’s daughter was aware of her mother’s concern about the property, and she took Mary to the lawyer’s office to sign some papers that would protect her mother. When Mary came to the lawyer’s office, she was advised that the paper she was going to sign was the deed to the property. Mary signed a document. Later on, when the municipal tax bill arrived, Mary McDonald was really surprised to see that the property was in her daughter’s name.

changes to your terms or employment, this explains that the company reserves the right to make any changes to the terms and conditions of employment and that no less that one months notice will be given of any changes. Grievance procedure, this explains that if I have a grievance relating to my employment that I should raise this is writing in accordance to the grievance procedure.disiplinary & dismissal procedures. This explains that any disciplinary action relating to employment or dismissal procedure will be handled in accordance with the correct procedure.

| The Equality Act 2010 brought together existing regulations that already gave protection against ageism and other forms of discrimination, and extended them.  Since October 2010 this has been the main law relating to age discrimination, protecting you against ageism in employment, education and training.The law maintains your right not to be disadvantaged or treated badly at work because of your age.

10. Dan hires Eve to perform at Dan 's Club, but Eve later breaches the agreement to accept a higher-paying job at First Star Arena. Dan files a suit gainst Eve. The court will most likley: award damages to Dan.

Also it tells me what will happen if one of the parties fail to respect them.

40. Principle of Law: In this case, Esposito hired Excel Construction Company to repair a porch roof. All terms of the agreement were specified in a written contract. And the dispute occurred when Excel had repaired the rear porch roof because in the agreement failed to specify whether it was the front or rear porch that needed repair. Under civil law, two parties here had signed a civil contract in writing. Because the contract failed to specify clearly front or rear porch roof, Excel completed its obligation and didn’t break the contract.

A dealer sold a new car to Raymond Smith. The sales contract contained language expressly disclaiming liability for personal injuries caused as a result of defects in the car and limiting the remedy for breach of warranty to repair or replacement of the defective part. One month after purchasing the auto, Smith was seriously injured when the car veered off the road and into a ditch as a result of a defect in the steering mechanism of the car.

“As part of the overall procedure, once the need for redundancies has been identified and careful planning has taken place, offering a voluntary redundancy package and then seeking willing redundancy volunteers may avoid compulsory redundancies altogether.” Lisa Ayling. (2014). Redundancy Factsheet. Available: http://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/factsheets/redundancy.aspx. Last accessed 15th February 2015.

Even though TUPE protects employees from unfair dismissal, we can fairly dismiss employees for ETO reasons or for genuine redundancy reasons following a fair dismissal

Legal aspects - the Equality Act 2010 protects again discrimination. Therefore, an organisation’s approach needs to show fairness by not discriminating (e.g. Age, gender) in any way. For example, in adverts or interviews.

Age discrimination in employment is a complex issue which impacts many areas of Government policy and has many implications for individuals themselves. Age discrimination can occur across all spectrums of employment and can affect both young and old. Age discrimination can affect a person’s chances of getting a job, and potentially their chances of promotion or development within the workplace. Age can also be a factor when employers are deciding who should be selected during a workforce downsize or redundancy of work due to a mergers and acquisitions.

In today’s society there are many regulations and or laws a business must follow. Every day there are businesses that “cut corners” but there are also some businesses that are charged by the law, due to illegal practices. Two businesses/companies that have been charged with unethical and illegal practices within the past two years are ExxonMobil which is the world’s largest energy company and FedEx which is one of the world’s top carriers (Diaz-Shephard, 2013).

Government Policy. NZ has a very business-friendly legal environment. The government aims to maintain budget surpluses into the future. Government policies have NZ in a relatively strong fiscal position and aim to reduce national debt to 20% of GDP by the early 2020s. Also, government has put legislation in place to keep debt at sensible levels. Small businesses are predominant in NZ and significantly for SkillPower, the current government focus is to help small businesses progress to boost the economy and create jobs. The Dominion Post on 27 October 2016 reported that in its “Doing Business 2017” published annually by the World Bank, NZ is the best place for business, overtaking Singapore that had been assessed top for the last 10 years.

Some of these terms are used in various ways among sectors, or implement definitions are subject to debate. In these areas, there are multiple definitions that can clarify the issues. This documentation can bring new employees up to standards and ensure comprehension among parties, without legal procedures. These legal terms, can be relevant to the staffing of Human Resource industries.

By section 33 (1) of the Companies Act 1965, the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of a company shall, when registered, bind the company and the members of the same extend as if they respectively had been signed