NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Identify and describe basic employment rights and responsibilities,
and sources of information and assistance
Level
1
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and
describe basic employment rights and responsibilities; and
identify sources of information and assistance for employees in
relation to their employment rights and responsibilities.
Classification
Core Generic > Work and Study Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
While credit for this unit standard indicates basic knowledge in this area, there are
other unit standards that indicate more advanced knowledge and skills, namely:
Unit 1979, Describe employment relationships and agreements
Unit 1980, Describe, from an employee perspective, ways of dealing with
employment relationship problems
Unit 1982, Demonstrate knowledge of collective employment agreement negotiation
processes.
2
The following legislation and any subsequent amendments provide reference, where
needed, for this unit standard:
Employment Relations Act 2000
Human Rights Act 1993
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987
Minimum Wage Act 1983
Holidays Act 2003
Equal Pay Act 1972.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and describe basic employment rights and responsibilities.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description includes types of employment agreement in terms of their
purpose, and the relationship between the parties.
Range
collective, individual.
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1.2
The description includes a list of topics that must, or may, be present in an
individual employment agreement in accordance with the Employment
Relations Act.
Range
1.3
evidence of at least five.
The description includes rights and responsibilities arising from the employment
relationship in accordance with the Employment Relations Act.
Range
1.4
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fair treatment on both sides, good faith obligations, health and
safety (at least one right and one responsibility of each).
The description includes the rights to representation and to negotiate
collectively in accordance with the Employment Relations Act.
Outcome 2
Identify sources of information and assistance for employees in relation to their
employment rights and responsibilities.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Sources of information in relation to employment agreement negotiation and
employment relations problems are identified by name, services provided, and
any cost.
Range
evidence of at least three different sources of information.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 November 1994
31 December 2014
Review
2
31 October 1996
31 December 2014
Revision
3
27 March 1998
31 December 2014
Review
4
28 November 2000
31 December 2014
Rollover and
Revision
5
20 April 2006
31 December 2014
Review
6
16 July 2010
31 December 2015
Review
7
17 July 2014
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
8
18 June 2015
N/A
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1978 version 8
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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Please note
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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