Business Law Essentials Quiz

Offer, acceptance, agreement, consideration, legality of form, consent to contract, capacity to contract, legality of purpose, intention to contract, conditions and warranties

Frustration, performance, agreement, breach

Specific performance, financial compensation, rescinding the contract

<p>Pay, working conditions, redundancy, technology, union recognition, unfair dismissal, discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personal approach, negotiation, conciliation, arbitration</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Trade disputes, secret ballots, picketing rules, types of legal industrial action</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Official strikes, work-to-rule, overtime bans, token stoppages, go-slows</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Definitions of unfair dismissal, fair dismissal grounds, steps for dismissal, unfair dismissal redress</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capability, qualifications, misconduct, redundancies, legal reasons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Warnings, investigations, right to be accompanied</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constructive dismissal occurs when the working conditions of an employee are made so difficult or intolerable that the employee has no option but to resign. The burden of proof is on the employee to prove they were unfairly dismissed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The eight grounds are referred to by the acronym PATTER UP, which stands for Punitive, Arbitrary, Tainted by unfairness, Trickery, Equality, Redundancy, Unreasonable, and Procedurally unfair.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The nine grounds are gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, and membership of the Traveller community.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The WRC investigates complaints related to the Employment Equality Act 1998-2015 and offers advisory, conciliation, mediation, adjudication, and inspection services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The small claims procedure involves a €25 fee and is applicable to claims up to €2,000, handled under the local district court. It applies to consumer disputes with businesses and aims to provide an informal resolution without the need for a solicitor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Ombudsman investigates consumer complaints against public bodies, providing an independent and impartial avenue for redress. The complaints must be made within 12 months and should exhaust all other methods first.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The functions include informing the consumer, enforcing consumer law, conducting research into consumer issues, enforcing competition law, advising the government, and assessing mergers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The provisions for goods include merchantable quality, conformity to sample, fitness for purpose, and as described in advertisement. The provisions for services include qualifications of the provider and due care in delivery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Guarantees provide additional protection to the consumer on top of legal rights, without affecting statutory rights. The retailer is responsible for fulfilling these guarantees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The prohibited practices include no cold calling, pyramid schemes, free prizes when it costs, false claims, competitions where prize isn't available, and payment for unsolicited goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pricing rules require clear and accurate pricing, inclusive of fees/taxes/charges, display and promotion rules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The CCPC is a statutory body with a dual mandate responsible for enforcing consumer protection and competition law in Ireland. It has various functions including informing the consumer, enforcing laws, conducting research, and advising the government.</p> Signup and view all the answers