- Pupils work in four groups, considering and discussing their perceptions of one of the following: the rights of employees, eg equal opportunities, health and safety in the workplace; the responsibilities of employees, eg complying with equal opportunities and health and safety legislation; the rights and responsibilities of employers, eg ensuring equal opportunities and health and safety at work. Pupils present their results and conclusions, and identify the relationship between the different groups' findings.
- Pupils who have part-time jobs discuss what they think their own employment rights and responsibilities are. As a class, produce a checklist of employment rights. Give pupils information about employment laws that relate specifically to young people, and discuss the legal age for different kinds of work.
- Working with expert visitors, eg local employers, human resources specialists, Citizens' Advice Bureau advisers, health and safety consultants, pupils identify how rights and responsibilities are clarified in job descriptions and contracts and protected by legislation relating to employment, health and safety at work, equal opportunities, employment protection.
- Using case studies, pupils identify the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees in relation to:
- equal opportunities issues
- health and safety issues
- aspects of the law that have been contravened (civil or criminal)
- sources of information, help and advice
- the role of staff associations and trade unions
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- recognise that civil and criminal laws, including juvenile employment laws, protect the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees
- demonstrate understanding of equal opportunities issues in the workplace
- know how to obtain help and advice with a problem at work
- understand the role of staff associations and trade unions
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