Welfare form - MASTER
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Health & Safety
Follow up action required and questions covered
Does the apprentice feel that they have been placed in a dangerous situation since last review?
Welfare
Days off work
Reason for missing work
Days off college
Reason for missing college
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If you have any welfare issues please contact your training officer on 01173521960 for advice and guidance. Remember; your On Site Bristol equal opportunities booklet also contains numbers of organisations that can give you help and advice on all welfare issues
Equality & Diversity/Safeguarding
BRITISH VALUES, The fundamental British values are Democracy; discuss how everyone has a right to participate. Rule of law; the systems and orginisations that protect and create checks and balances, discuss important laws. Mutual Respect; tolerance of others and their beliefs, people in UK are entitled to be offended by others but can only respond within the law. Individual Liberty; we are free to live as we wish, within the law.
BULLYING, On Site Bristol operates zero tolerance of any forms of bullying or harassment at work or college. What examples of bullying can you describe? Possible answers: Name calling, spreading gossip, making fun, hitting. Has anything like this every happened to you at school, work, or college? What do you think you can do in these sorts of situations? Possible answers: Contact OSB, Training Officer, speak to employer, speak to parents, useful organisations. Have you still got your Training Officer’s contact details? Issue with business card if needed
GRIEVANCES AND COMPLAINTS - If you felt you being treated unfairly, for example, at work whom would you speak to? Possible answers: Line Manager, OSB Training Officer, and Personnel.What would you expect from them? Possible Answers: That they would take your complaint seriously and help sort it out by following the appropriate complaint procedure or, informally, by supporting you to sort the problem out. Has anything happened to you in relation to this in the past and how did you deal with it?
HARRASSMENT - Harassment means doing something another person doesn’t want, that makes them feel upset, offended or embarrassed. Can you give us some examples of harassment? Possible answer: someone continually annoying or bothering you constantly. This sort of behaviour wouldn’t be tolerated and a complaint could be made against the person involved.
VICTIMISATION - means treating someone unfairly because they have made a complaint. Have you experienced anything at school, work, or college where you have needed to make a complaint? What happened, how did you deal with this? Inform learner that OSB have a complaints procedure, tell them to get in touch with us should any problems in this respect occur.
DIVERSITY (WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT) - Inform learner that OSB works to promote diversity within the construction industry in Bristol. For example, the majority of people who work in the construction industry are male.Can you give us some other examples of how people, at work, can be different? Possible answers: male, female, black, white, able bodied, disabled all have a right to be treated fairly and with respect.
PREJUDICE - 'Prejudice means making ajudgement about people without knowing them. For example assuming that all bricklayers are men.’ Can you think of any other example of how you or others might be prejudiced? Possible answers: those with tattoos and piercing are unreliable.Have you experienced any issues relating to prejudice at work or college?
DISCRIMINATION -'Means excluding someone or not offering them a job or training opportunity because they are different. For example because they are male or female, because of their skin colour, ethnic origin, disability, age, sexuality or religion.’. Do you think you or anyone you know has ever been discriminated against at work or college? What do you think you can do if you feel that either you or someone you know if being discriminated against? Possible answers: Contact OSB Training Officer for advice & support, contact useful organisations
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES -‘Equal opportunity means that no one should be treated less fairly because they are different. For example because they are male or female, because of their skin colour, ethnic origin, disability, age, sexuality or religion’. Think of an example where you may be treated less fairly because they are different? Possible answer: A learner identified as being dyslexic sits an exam the same as all other candidates and fails it. The learner was not treated fairly as she could have been offered extra support at college
Employment rights & responsibilities
What issues do you think can affect your employer’s business or industry? Have conversation around unemployment and people not having as much money to spend on homes, slow down in economy, not as much investment so not as much work around, more competition, less profit. Banks not lending to small/medium size businesses.
When you start work you have a ‘contract’ with your employer, even if you don’t have it in writing straightaway. What information would you expect to find in a written contract – give three? Possible answers: Name of employer and employee Job title, Start date of employment, Rate of pay and how often to be paid, Hours of work, Holiday entitlement, What to do if you are sick, Length of notice, Disciplinary and grievance procedures
Are you getting pay slips every week/month? Can you tell me three things that are on your payslip? Possible answers:Name and pay reference, Tax code, National Insurance Number, Gross pay (before tax), Net pay (after tax), Deductions (tax, national insurance, pension), Expenses
As an apprentice you will be subject to the terms and conditions of your employer has given you and the On Site Training Agreement. Give three examples of policies and procedures you need to comply with: Possible answers:, Absence reporting, No holidays in term time, Disciplinary and Grievance procedures, Health and Safety – wearing PPE, Equal Opportunity policies
Can you give three examples of areas of law that can affect your employment and training? Possible answers:, Health and Safety, Provision of Statement of Employment (Contract), Working hours (40 max), Holiday entitlement (28 days), Data Protection, Laws to prevent discrimination (eg age, gender, ethnic origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation)
Where would you look or who would you ask for information and advice relating to employment rights and responsibilities? Possible answers:, Employer – manager, supervisor, company handbook, On Site Training Officer, College tutors, Internet www.direct.gov.uk – Government website, Organisations such as Citizens Advice Bureau, Trade Unions, local Advice Centres
Give two examples of government/construction sector/regulatory organisations responsible for standards in your industry and describe briefly what they do? Possible answers: CITB – ConstructionSkills – works with employers on the development of skills of workers in construction industry, Health & Safety Executive (HSE) – protects people against risks to health or safety, Gas Safe Register - official list of gas engineers qualified to work safely and legally on gas appliances, Joint Industry Board – JIB (Electrical and Plumbing) – industry regulator working in partnership with industry bodies, NICEIC (National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting) – independent body providing Approved Contractor register, HM Revenue and Customs - collects tax from
Give two examples of career pathways that are open to you once you complete your current qualification? Possible answers: Undertake further qualifications, eg level 3, become Gas Safe Registered, higher level qualification (surveyor, estimator) Promotion with current employer or another company, eg foreman, supervisor, contract manager, site manager, Self employment
Where would you look or who could you ask about further training or careers in your industry? Possible answers: Training Officer, College tutors and the prospectus, Employer, CITB-ConstructionSkills, Connexions, JIB Electrical or Plumbing, Internet
Returning to first question – What issues do you think can affect your employer’s business or industry? Is there anything new in the news? Any changes to house prices, economy, investment, bank lending? Is the apprentice more aware now of issues affecting the construction sector in general and specifically the trade they are in?
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