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Assignment3b
I have beenbespokentowrite areportonthe differenttypesof legislationswithintelevisionand
filmindustries. The mainpurpose of thisreportistocomprehendthe type of legislationsandhow
each employermustfamiliarisethemselveswiththe lawsthathave beenputintoplace andthe
ethical issues. There are twokeylawsthat I am willingexpandmyknowledge on, theyinclude;
healthandsafetylegislations,equalopportunities,employmentliabilities,rightsandemployment
equalityregulations. Iamalso willingtounderstandthe differencesbetweencopyrightandtrade
mark and I will illustrate eachpointbygivinganexample.
The employmentlegislationstates the legal rightsbetweenemployersandemployees.Thishasbeen
introducedin1996 by the Housesof Parliament,toensure the lawsare usedmycompaniesto
protecttheirworkers. The reasonwhythe Houses of Parliamentinitiatedthisrule wasthatpeople
livinginurbanareaswere
The Healthand SafetyAct1974 statesthat everyemployerof anybusinessmustbe givenabrief
account of a company’s healthandsafetylegislation. The purposeof healthandsafetypoliciesisto
ensure thatan employerobeysandunderstandthe HealthandSafetyActandits legislation.Every
companyinthe worldhasto provide basicguidelinesforimplementingthe regulationsthatwill
ensure all hazardsare decreasedandprotectthe livesof employers.Iwantto developmy
understandingof the basicregulationsthe BBChaspublishedinorderfortheirworkerstoobey. It
will wouldverybeneficialforcompaniestoproduce adetailedyeteasyforpeopletocomprehend,
so everyworkerisclearaboutthe rulesand nothingismislead.Onthe otherhand,thiswill ensure
no accidentsorany workrelatedmisfortuneshappen,andacompanywill have more time on
focusingontheirproductivity. Goingbackthe pointaboutthe HealthandSafetyAct,companies
have to ensure theyunderstandthe purpose of the OccupationalSafetyandHealthAct,whichstates
that employersorcompanymanagershave tomake theiremployeesaware of the safetystandards
of theircompany.Thisisveryimportantbecause itwill allowthe companytopractise fire drillsto
eradicate the potential riskstoemployees.Personally,thislegislationallowsacompanyto be ready
for anylife ordeathsituationsthatcouldoccur. Due to this,thiswill make employeesaware of fire
escapesandtheycomprehend thisforthe future.
Equal opportunitiesare alegislationthathasbeenbroughtinbythe governmenttostopemployers
beingdiscriminated.Discriminationinthe workplace caneitherbe due torace,gender,sexuality,
disabilityandage.Itisa veryimportantlegislationbecauseitwill allow peoplewhoworkfull-time,
part-time oron a fixedtermcontractto be treatedwithintegrityandrespect.Eachindividualwill be
betterat mosttasks thanotherworkersand thiswill increase productivityandefficiencyof a
company.If an employerfeelsdeprivedorintimidatedbyothers,thenitisessential forthemto
reportthe concernsbecause itwould butthe companyunderpressure of failingtomeetthisrule set
out bythe governmentanditwill leadtodisciplinaryproceedings.Todevelopmyunderstandingof
thismatter,I have decidedtoinvestigate the equal opportunitieslegislationsetoutbythe BBC. For
any organisation,like the BBC,itisveryessential togetas many diverse people aspossible inorder
not to create programmesportrayingacertainrace. My comprehensionof the BBC’sequal
opportunitiesisthatcreatinga motivatedworkplaceenvironmentthatwill allow people toshow
theirpotential andthrive in theirjobroles.Equallyvaluingandrespectingwhateachindividual will
bringto the BBC is veryimportantandtheydo not tolerate people beingdisadvantaged.Thisshows

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that the BBC has compliedwiththe legislationthateverycompanyhastocomplywith.Ihave
mentionedinthe previousassignmentthatthe BBC have doesnotcondemnthistype of behaviour.I
have foundseveral articlesregardingthismatterandthe BBC publishedanarticle regardingafemale
boxerwhocomplainedtothe sportinggoverning bodiesaboutherequalityandhumanrightscase.
Her argumentwasthat manyfemale boxersare notgiventhe opportunitiestoshowcase theirskills
or to aspire theirdreams. Furthermore,the femaleboxersfiledacomplaintbywritingaletterand
statedtheirintentionsthatthere wasa lackof financial investmentintraining campsor
tournamentsforthemto enter.
The nextlegislationIwantto focuson isEmploymentliability. Employmentequalityregulationon
age wasfirsttookplace on 1st
October2006, and it wasestablishedtostoppeoplebeing
differentiatedfromotherpeople.Thisregardspeople whoare jobtrainingwithinanorganisationor
full time orpart time employers.There are twotypesof discriminationthislaw covers direct
discriminationandindirectdiscrimination.Directdiscriminationisaboutbeingbiasedorshowing
more favouritismtootherperson,possiblyof yourownage.Thismay involve someonedecidingnot
to take on someone because of theirage,orpeople withinaspecificage groupdo notlookphysically
up fora certainjob.Whereas,indirectdiscriminationoccurswhenanorganisationsetsoutcertain
conditionsorrulesthatcan have an impact ona small groupof people.Mostof the time,thisform
of discriminationisusuallyunintentional butpeopledosee itasdiscrimination.If youwere goingto
applyfora specificjobrole thatrequiresyoutohave experiencewithinthisjobrole ordepartment
youngerpeople,especiallygraduates,are ata disadvantage.There are otherimportantfactorsof
thislaw,victimisationandharassment,butthese two(directandindirectdiscrimination)are easier
to understandandiseasierforme to elaborate mypoints.The problemwiththisisthatcertain
organisationsdon’tstate the numberof yearsexperience neededtofittheirjobvacancy.My honest
opinionisthatthislegislationisvital because hadthisnothave beenintroducedbefore,many
people todaymayface bothdirectand indirectdiscriminationbecause of theirage.Each individual
will bringsomethingdifferenttoacompany;it doesnot matterabouttheirage.Going intothe last
sentence inmore detail,youngeroroldercandidatesthatare lookeduponmaypossessqualities
that experiencedpeople have suchasenthusiasmorthe willingnesstolearn.
Whenit comes to operatingyourbusiness,there are situationsthatyouremployeesare likelyto
come across such as gettinginjuredcarryingequipment.There isonlyone type of insurance thatwill
save your companymoneyandgive compensationtothe injuredpersonanditis employer’sliability.
Employer’sliabilityis atype of insurance thateverybusinesshastoensure thattheyhave.The
purpose of thisinsurance isto getcoverif people workingatthe businesssufferinjurieswithinthe
workplace. Foreverydeathorinjurythathappens,youwill be able topaycompensationtothe
personsuffering.Inthe televisionindustry,youmaybe filmingatelevisionprogramme andone of
the workersfallsoverequipmentleftlyingonthe floor.Theywill be entitledtoclaimcompensation
and thisinsurance will coverall the costs. Icannot findanyinformationthatpublishedbythe BBC
regardingthismatter.
An employmentrightis alawthat came intoplace on22nd
August1996, and the reasonfor thiswas
to setout the rightsemployeeshave.If companiesbreachthislaw,thenthe Employmenttribunals
are obligatedtotell the companytogive itsemployeescompensation. Thislegislationallowspeople
to understandwhatrightshave theyandI will bulletpointoutliningthismatter.

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 Employeesgettingthe national minimumwage.The currentrate ispeople whoare 21 and
overwill receive £6.31,18-20 yearoldreceive £5.03, people under18 receive £3.72 and
apprentices willearn£2.68.
 Employeeswill receiveprotectionfromanydecrease fromtheirwages
 A brief accountof the amountof moneyemployeeswill receiveduringthe holidays
 Receive protectionfromany formof discrimination,whichIhave explainedinthisreport
 Employeesworkingonapart-time basisshouldbe treatedaspeople workingonafull time
basis.Thisformof discriminationisnotacceptable inanyorganisation.
The BBC have publishedavideoaboutaman whowas workingasa paperroundboy wasdismissed
fromhis vacancywhenhe wenton holidaywithhisfamily.The teenageboywasdismissedwithno
apparentreasonand he thenwentto fighthisclaimforunfairdismissal.Afterthat,the boynamed
Christopherwoniscase and claimedhiscompensationfromthe paperroundcompany. Inmy
opinion,Iunderstandthatthislegislationisveryimportantanditcoversa range of different
scenarios.Itwill be difficultforme togo trougheach one to geta basicunderstanding,butIknow
that everyorganisationhastohave a certainlevel of comprehensionof thislaw. Followingupfrom
the paperround situation,ayoungmanwho workpart-time wasdiscriminatedagainst.Noone
shouldgothroughany formof discriminationwithinthe workplace.
Trade unioncanbe definedasagroup of people whoare withinaparticularsector,whowishto
negotiate adeal withemployeesabouttheirwages,workinghoursandjobsecurity. Majorityof
trade unionsare usuallyindependent,sotheywillworkandoperate ontheirownwithoutany
assistance fromelsewhere. Te basicfundamentalsof trade unionsare todiscussthe changeswithin
the business,provideanexplanationonlegal andfinancial recommendationtotheiremployees.Itis
importantforcompaniestobe in a unionbecause itwill allow themtobuildarelationshipwith
people inthe workplace sothere isgoodcommunicationstogetmessagesacrossthe hierarchy.
Ensuringa safe workingenvironmentisveryimportant,asitwill decrease the average percentage of
injurieswithinthe workplace.Personally,the nextbenefitisveryimportantthateverytrade union
shouldensure.Trade unionsshouldpromote the businesstoshow there isnoform of discrimination
and eachindividual istreatedwithintegrityandrespect. There are onlyasmall numberof trade
unionsthatsupporttelevisionindustries,andthe one Iwill be usingisPACT.ThisunionisUK
organisationthatrepresentsandpromotesparticularindependentcompaniesthat have vested
interestinfilmorcreative contents.There twobenefitsof companiesbelongingtoa union,they
include:
 Employeeswill understandthatthe organisationtheyworkforwillallow themtoincrease
theirwages.
 Theyensure thateach employeeisprotectedfromanyharmsuchas discrimination,
exploitationandhealthandsafety.
Everybusiness,whethertheyare inthe televisionindustryorotherindustrieshave toconsider
makingtheirbusinessname orthe type of service youwill provide toyourpotential customers.The
Intellectual Property isalegal documentthatisessential foranybusinessshoulduse sothatinthe
future theymaynot be breachinganyrules.If a new televisioncompanywasintroduced,youwill
wantyour name to be safe.Once you have registeredyourbusinessname noone isauthorisedto
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business.Manyentrepreneursatmarketslike CamdenLockMarketsell productsthathave brand
namesthat donot belongtothem. If theywere to be caught,theywill be facinga lotof
consequenceswiththe governmentandthe companyitself. Thatiswhyyoudon’t see many
companiescomplainbecausetheywill getthose thievesfacingahuge penalty,whichwilltake them
several yearstopay off and go throughcourt cases. Like Isay, as soonas you are willingtostart-up
your ownbusinessandyouhave a goof businessname,getthatname registeredassoonas possible
before someone usesthatname.
Copyright,onthe otherhand,is completelydifferenttointellectual propertyalthoughitispartof
the intellectual property.Copyrightisatype of ownershipthatisestablishedtoprotectnotyour
companybut the workyou produce.Thismeansif Iwere to create a reportof the typesof funding
withinthe televisionandfilmindustry,noone isallowedtocopymy workwithoutanyone getting
consentfromme.Nowadays,yougetmanyschool childrenyouare strugglingtofindout
informationforaparticularhomeworkorresearchtask andthe internetisthe easiestwaytoget
creditfor somethingthatdoesnotbelow toyou.Anotherexample isthatIam producingmyown
musicvideofora school project.Ican use musicthat isownedbysomeone else,butIhave to ensure
that my musicvideoisnotpublishedanywhere thatwill getme penalisedbythe authorities. If Iwas
to getcopyrightfor mywork,there are a few advantagesof this,theyinclude
 No registrationprocessrequired,soIdon’thave to worryabout goingthroughso many
stages
 It preventsanyindividual’sworkbeingstolensoyoudon’thave toworryabout protection.
Like I said,if I wasgoingto copy workoff the internet,there are manyplagiarismsoftware’s
that detectwhetherapiece of workisstolen.
 The protectionwill lastfora substantial periodof time
Lastly,trade mark is usedbybusinesstoplace a small signonparticularproductsand itwill reinforce
that yourcompetitorswill notbe allowedtocreate yourproduct. This type f protectionmaynot be
100%, butit doesensure to scare awaycompetitors.If youbeleive thatyourideaorinventionisat
risk,thenimportantthatyou ensure thatitcannot otherscannotcreate theirversionof your
inventionorproduct.There are a fewadvantagesof companiesusingthe trade arksymbol toscare
away competitor,theyinclude:
 It isveryeasyand quickfor people toregistertheirproductsthroughlegal processes
 Notonlywill thistype of protectionblockothersinthe UKdevelopingyourinventionor
product,othercompaniesaroundthe worldwill be barredfromcopyingyourinvention,so
youwon’thave to worry.
 You will be allowedtotake the companyor individualtocourtfor infringingthe legislation
on trade marks.
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