F4知识点：雇主与员工的职责

Duties of Employers and Employees

1 雇主的职责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.

雇主必须支付给雇员合理的薪酬，不仅包括一般性工资，还包括假期及生病时的工资。而且不能低于法定至低工资标准。平均每周工作时间不超过48小时。

Provide a detailed payslip.

提供详细的工资单。

Indemnify employees for expenses incurred in the course of business.

由于工作而造成的员工损失的，要给以赔偿。

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

对于员工的健康与安全要给予合理照顾。

Provide appropriate training.

提供适当的培训

Ensure mutual cooperation and respect.

确保相互合作与尊敬

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

如果雇主想要终止雇佣合同，必须提供一个合理的通知期限。

2 员工的职责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.

员工要遵守合理合法的指令：这是一个雇员至基本的职责。

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.

员工要的能力要胜任工作。

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

记录所有收入。

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

雇主没有明确同意或默许的事不能做。

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.