19 Questions
Which element is NOT required for a legally valid contract?
Negotiation
What are the legal industrial actions as defined by the Industrial Relations Act 1990?
Official strikes, work-to-rule, and go-slows
What are the non-legislative solutions to industrial disputes?
Personal approach, negotiation, and conciliation
What can lead to the termination of a legal contract?
Agreement and breach
Who are considered stakeholders in a business?
Investors, employees, and interest groups
What are the remedies for breach of a legal contract?
Specific performance, financial compensation, and rescinding the contract
What defines unfair dismissal under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977-2015?
Termination without just cause
What are the elements required for a legally valid contract?
Offer, acceptance, agreement, and legality of form
What can lead to industrial disputes?
Pay, working conditions, and redundancy
What is the burden of proof in cases of unfair dismissal?
On the employer to prove the dismissal was not unfair
Under the Employment Equality Act 1998-2015, what constitutes constructive dismissal?
When working conditions or treatment become intolerable, leading to the employee's resignation
What is the role of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)?
Advisory, conciliation, mediation, and investigation services
What is the purpose of the Small Claims Procedure?
To address unresolved consumer conflicts with a low-cost, informal process
What is the function of the Ombudsman in Ireland?
To investigate consumer complaints against public bodies
Under the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980, what does 'merchantable quality' refer to?
Goods that are fit for the purpose intended and as described
What does the Consumer Protection Act 2007 prohibit?
Cold calling and misleading practices
What are the functions of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in Ireland?
Enforcing consumer protection and competition laws, conducting research, and advising the government
What is the purpose of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission's research?
To understand consumer behavior and outcomes to help consumers realize possible savings
Under the Consumer Protection Act 2007, what must pricing rules be inclusive of?
Fees, taxes, and charges
Study Notes
Key Terms and Legal Framework in Business
- Stakeholders include entrepreneurs, investors, employers, employees, managers, producers, suppliers, service providers, consumers, government, and interest groups.
- Relationships between stakeholders can be competitive or cooperative, with different benefits and goals.
- A legally valid contract requires elements such as offer, acceptance, agreement, consideration, legality of form, consent to contract, capacity to contract, legality of purpose, intention to contract, and conditions and warranties.
- Termination of a legal contract can occur due to frustration, performance, agreement, or breach.
- Remedies for breach of a legal contract include specific performance, financial compensation, and rescinding the contract.
- Industrial disputes can arise from pay, working conditions, redundancy, technology, union recognition, unfair dismissal, and discrimination.
- Non-legislative solutions to industrial disputes include personal approach, negotiation, conciliation, and arbitration.
- The Industrial Relations Act 1990 (INDRA 1990) defines trade disputes, secret ballots, picketing rules, and types of industrial action that are legal.
- Legal industrial actions include official strikes, work-to-rule, overtime bans, token stoppages, and go-slows.
- The Unfair Dismissals Act 1977-2015 (UDA 1977-2015) outlines definitions of unfair dismissal, fair dismissal grounds, steps for dismissal, and unfair dismissal redress.
- Fair dismissal can be based on capability, qualifications, misconduct, redundancies, and legal reasons.
- Dismissal procedures under UDA 1977-2015 include warnings, investigations, and the right to be accompanied.
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