PROGRAMME

European developments

• information and consultation requirements
• draft EC Directive on temporary agency workers
• Employment Framework Directive

Discrimination and equal opportunities

• race, sex, disability, religion and belief, sexual orientation and gender reassignment – case law
• age discrimination – the new regulations and impact

Parental rights and flexible working

• maternity, paternity and adoption/family-friendly rights
• Work and Families Act 2006
• equal pay issues
  

Contracts – latest developments

• part-timers
• fixed-term contracts
• trust and confidence

 
Dismissals – latest developments

• operating the statutory dispute resolution procedures – guidance from tribunals
• unfair, wrongful and constructive dismissal
• tribunal statistics and compensation
• alternative dispute resolution

Transfer of undertakings

• new domestic and European cases
• the impact of 2006 regulations
• contracting-out and outsourcing (change of service provision)
• practical TUPE issues

Case study

Delegates will also have the opportunity to work through a real-life case study illustrating key points of law discussed during the course.