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Question 1

Family friendly legislation has given employees the right to:

a) Make a permanent change to their work pattern

b) Make a temporary change to their work pattern

c) Request a permanent change to their work pattern

d) Request a temporary change to their work pattern

Question 2

What are many employers choosing to replace their final salary with?

a) Shares in the company

b) Money-purchase pension schemes

c) Additional salary

d) Additional contributions to the state pension scheme

Question 3

The Working Time Regulations (1998) impose a maximum number of hours worked in an average week, unless an individual decides to 'opt-out'. This is:

a) 40 hours

b) 45 hours

c) 48 hours

d) 50 hours

Question 4

If an employee has worked for a company for over a year, how many weeks' paid Maternity Leave are they entitled to?

a) 26 weeks

b) 39 weeks

c) 52 weeks

d) 26 weeks, plus an additional week for complete length of service with the Company

Question 5

When did the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) introduce a requirement for companies to carry out stress-oriented risk assessments?

a) 2003

b) 2004

c) 2005

d) 2006

Question 6

In terms of pension provision, what is meant by the 'two-tier' system?

a) Individual and company contributions to a pension plan

b) The combination of state and company pension plans

c) Different rates of pension for people who retire at 65 and those who chose to continue working at 65

d) The basic state pension and a contributory second state pension

Question 7

The Turner Report proposes a gradual raise in the retirement age. By 2050, the proposed retirement age is:

a) 65

b) 68

c) 70

d) 72

Question 8

In the UK, an individual's state pension is funded via:

a) The individual's tax and NI contributions during their working life

b) The tax and NI contributions of the current workforce

c) The tax contributions of the individual's employers during their working lives

d) A mixture of the individual's and their employers' tax contributions during the individual's working life

Question 9

Why did the Government introduce the Pension Protection Fund?

a) To protect employee pensions when a business goes out of business

b) To protect employee pensions when a business decides to switch from a final salary to a money purchase occupational pension scheme

c) To protect individuals from loses to their pension funds via bad investment choices

d) To help businesses to meet the obligations of their occupational pension schemes

Question 10

When an employee makes a request for flexible working, and has their request refused, they have the right to appeal against this decision. As a rule, how soon must their appeal be heard?

a) Within 7 days

b) Within 14 days

c) Within 28 days

d) As soon as is reasonably practical

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