Employment Law training for everyone who manages people

The legal duties and responsibilities of employers are enormous and there are many circumstances where managers can get it wrong. This seminar offers all those who have a responsibility for managing people or dealing with personnel issues the opportunity to gain a working understanding of their legal responsibilities under UK employment legislation. The seminar covers, in considerable detail, the essential statutory duties with which an employer must comply.

The course answers the following questions

• What are the responsibilities of the employer?  What statutory rights does the employee have? 
• What checks should be carried out on criminal records, references and medical reports?
• What are the employers responsibilities to the Independent Safeguarding Authority?
• What are the rules and risks when employing workers from another country?
• What rights do European citizens have to work in the UK? What about eastern Europeans?
• How must employers comply with the Agency Workers Regulations?
• What is an employment contract? Which terms are implied in an employment contract?  Which statutory terms are imposed? 
• Can an employer vary contractual terms? Can a restrictive covenant be enforced?
• What happens if an employee cannot get to work due to circumstances beyond their control?
• Can employees demand time off for training?
• What are an employer’s responsibilities in relation to sick pay? What are the employee's responsibilities when notifying their employers about sickness?
• What duties are imposed by the Equality Act 2010? Must all employers conduct equal pay audits? What are the combined discrimination provisions?
• What are the regulations affecting maternity leave?  What are the new regulations regarding paternity leave? 
• How do the Working Time Regulations impact on the organisation of a workforce?
• What legal holiday entitlement do employees have?
• What is the National Minimum Wage?  Who is exempt?
• What constitutes wrongful dismissal?  What is constructive dismissal?
• Who can and cannot claim unfair dismissal? What is the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal?
• What consequences does the abolition of the Default Retirement Age have for employers? 
• How far need employers comply with the ACAS Code of Practice?
• What is the effect of paying an employee in lieu of notice? What is gardening leave?
• What is the role of an Employment Tribunal?
• What is a compromise agreement?  How are the basic and compensatory awards calculated?
• What constitutes redundancy?  How do you calculate an employee’s basic entitlement to redundancy pay?

The Employment Law Resource Centre

Each person attending this seminar will receive a free subscription to The Employment Law Resource Centre for one month.  This facility gives you 24 hour online access to critical information about Employment Law.  It contains an electronic copy of The Essentials of Employment Law  written by Peter Hughes who is a foremost expert in Employment Law.