Employment Law

Employment Law Update

This course is specifically aimed at updating HR professionals on recent developments in employment law. Please note that because employment law is always changing, our programme will also be subject to change. When we arrange an in-company course we always draft a specific programme to meet your needs and priorities, so the outline set out below is simply an illustration of the sort of issues we would normally cover.

Welcome and Introduction
Setting objectives for the day
Dispute Resolution Procedures
The Employment Bill 2008
The New Acas Code of Practice
Unfair dismissal and procedural fairness after the abolition of the procedures
Unfair Dismissal
Dismissal on grounds of immigration status
Absence-related dismissals
Contractual issues around suspension
Collective Consultation
Timing of consultations
Subject of the consultation
Consultation when decisions are taken by elected members
TUPE
Contracting out of services
Code of practice and two-tier workforce issues
Changing terms following a TUPE transfer
‘TUPE plus’ agreements
Agency workers and contractual issues
Latest case-law on agency workers
Legislative developments
Holiday entitlement and Part-timers
Long term sickness and holidays
Equal Pay
Latest case law on single status
Stefan Cross and union negotiations
Justifying productivity bonuses
Disability Discrimination
Meaning of disability
The duty to make reasonable adjustments
Redeployment and alternative work

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