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Legislation
Legislation in AQA GCSE Business 8132 focuses on how real firms make decisions in the influences on business part of the course. Students should connect key terms to business context, use evidence from case studies, and explain the likely effect on costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, customers, employees, owners, and other stakeholders. Strong revision separates similar concepts, weighs advantages against disadvantages, and uses figures where calculations or financial evidence are relevant. Exam answers should move beyond definitions by applying the idea to a specific business objective and reaching a justified judgement.
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Employment, health and safety, and consumer law3 objectives
- Assess the impact of employment law on businesses, including costs, training needs, recruitment and consequences of non-compliance.
- Explain benefits of providing a safe working environment.
- Assess the impact of health and safety law and consumer law on businesses.
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Exam tips
- Employment, health and safety, and consumer law exam tip 1: Use precise subject-specific vocabulary when you explain how to assess the impact of employment law on businesses, including costs, training needs, recruitment and consequences of non-compliance..
- Calculate evidence for Employment, health and safety, and consumer law: Calculate the scenario evidence before evaluating employment law: mention CloudCart, refer to capacity utilisation or ?11,221, and explain the effect on the operations manager.
Common mistakes
- Employment, health and safety, and consumer law common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to assess the impact of employment law on businesses, including costs, training needs, recruitment and consequences of non-compliance..
- Do not turn employment law into a generic Legislation point: Start with the business evidence, explain how Employment, health and safety, and consumer law changes the decision, then judge whether the benefit outweighs the cost or risk for PeakPods. Separate stakeholder needs versus shareholder returns before writing the final recommendation.
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- SwiftServe serves premium buyers while launching a product; the case evidence includes labour productivity of ?9,061, sales of 566 units, and a 8% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Assess the impact of employment law on businesses, including costs, training needs, recruitment and consequences of non-compliance?
- BeanBarn serves tourists while improving quality control; the case evidence includes average order value of ?3,723, sales of 913 units, and a 8% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Assess the impact of employment law on businesses, including costs, training needs, recruitment and consequences of non-compliance?
- SolarSprout serves health-conscious consumers while cutting delivery times; the case evidence includes cash inflow of ?5,964, sales of 559 units, and a 43% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Assess the impact of employment law on businesses, including costs, training needs, recruitment and consequences of non-compliance?
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