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Question 1
What is the national minimum wage for 18-21 years old after 1 October 2008?

  a] £4.60 per hour
  b] £4.77 per hour
  c] £4.70 per hour
  d] £4.83 per hour

Question 2
You have suspended an employee from work as a result of an allegation of downloading pornography. You receive a letter from the employee in which she records her distress at “having been marched out of the office like a common criminal”.
Which of the following is incorrect?

  a] This is a statutory grievance and must be dealt with as such.
  b] This is a complaint related to the disciplinary proceedings and can be dealt with as part of those proceedings.
  c] The grievance meeting and the disciplinary meeting can form part of a single meeting.

Question 3
What is the maximum limit that can be claimed for breach of contract in an employment tribunal?

  a] £50,000
  b] £20,000
  c] £25,000
  d] £100,000

Question 4
On 6 May 2008, employee A starts making jokes about the fact that employee B is to turn 50 on 17 May 2008. Colleague B finds such jokes humiliating and offensive. As she thinks her managers will not take her complaint seriously, she does not raise a grievance until 9 June 2008. What is the deadline for her bringing a claim in the employment tribunal of age discrimination:

  a] She does not have a claim as such jokes were not meant to be offensive.
  b] 5 August 2008
  c] 16 November 2008
  d] 5 November 2008

Question 5
Which of the following does not transfer with the employee to a new employer under the TUPE Regulations 2006?

  a] Employer’s contractual contribution to a personal pension scheme
  b] Occupational Pension Scheme
  c] Disciplinary sanctions
  d] Holiday

Question 6
In relation to long term sickness absence which of the following is correct?

  a] Employee on long term sickness absence is usually entitled to notice pay even though she had not worked her notice
  b] The employee cannot be disciplined/dismissed for certified absences
  c] An employee is deemed dismissed where there is little likelihood of a return to work following a long absence
  d] The contract is frustrated if the employee has been absent for five months

Question 7
Which of the following is not an acceptable business reason for the right of the employer to refuse a flexible working request?

  a] The burden of additional costs
  b] Inability to recruit additional staff
  c] Detrimental impact on staff morale
  d] Detrimental impact on quality

Question 8
An employee has a disabled child. How much parental leave can they take for that child?

  a] 13 weeks
  b] 10 weeks
  c] 18 weeks
  d] 8 weeks

Question 9
A worker works a 6 day week every week. How much annual leave are they entitled to?

  a] 24 days
  b] 29 days
  c] 20 days
  d] 28 days

Question 10
Your company’s retirement age is 65. An employee makes a written request to work until he is 67. Should you grant this request?

  a] No, 65 is the default retirement age in the UK and he is not entitled to work beyond this.
  b] You must consider the employee’s request, but you do not necessarily have to agree to it.
  c] Yes, if an employee requests to work beyond 65 you must allow them to do so, so long as the employee puts the request in writing.
  d] The law does not specify what to do in this situation, so you can deal with it as you see fit.

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