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Legislation common mistakes

Use these common mistakes for Legislation in AQA Business 8132. The page is built from approved learning objectives for this topic and links back to the wider unit, topic hub, and related revision assets.

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Common mistakes

  • Employment, health and safety, and consumer law common mistake 1

    Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Assess the impact of employment law on businesses, including costs, training needs, recruitment and consequences of non-compliance..

    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

    A weak response about PeakPods defines employment law but gives no link to capacity utilisation, ?5,913, or the shareholders. It may also confuse stakeholder needs versus shareholder returns.

    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.

  • Employment, health and safety, and consumer law common mistake 1

    Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain benefits of providing a safe working environment..

    Answer by clearly explaining how to explain benefits of providing a safe working environment..

  • Do not turn providing, benefits, safe, working into a generic Legislation point

    A weak response about MetroMove defines providing, benefits, safe, working but gives no link to monthly cash inflow, ?8,478, or the employees. It may also confuse market segment versus target market.

    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 MetroMove. Separate market segment versus target market before writing the final recommendation.

  • Employment, health and safety, and consumer law common mistake 1

    Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Assess the impact of health and safety law and consumer law on businesses..

    Answer by clearly explaining how to assess the impact of health and safety law and consumer law on businesses..

  • Do not turn consumer law into a generic Legislation point

    A weak response about BeanBarn defines consumer law but gives no link to break-even output, ?4,516, or the finance manager. It may also confuse break-even output versus profit.

    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 BeanBarn. Separate break-even output versus profit before writing the final recommendation.

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