CIPD - Employment Contracts in Depth - Dates and prices - Short courses

About the Course

Recommended for:

The Employment Contracts in Depth course is for HR practitioners or line managers responsible for employment law issues within their organisation. Some previous knowledge/experience of employment contracts is assumed.

Course overview:

Employment Contracts in Depth is a 1-day course which builds on a general knowledge of contract law. It reviews a range of practical scenarios that involve changing contracts or varying terms during employment as business needs change.

Course benefits:

By the end of the Employment Contracts in Depth course, you will be able to:

appreciate the importance of building flexibility into policies and contractual documentation
understand the need to make a strong business case for any change which affects employee contracts
advise on the practical issues to be taken into account when drafting or amending contracts.

Additional information:

Employment Contracts in Depth can be completed as a standalone course, or as part of the advanced level qualifications in employment law programme.

In-house training

Employment Contracts in Depth can also be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We can also tailor the Employment Contracts in Depth course content to suit your precise organisation needs.

To speak to an adviser about your particular requirements call our in-house training team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.

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Dates and Prices

Course title: Employment Contracts in Depth

Duration: 1 day (Non-residential)

Dates and prices:

13 March 2012, Londonavailability:

Non-member price: £545 + VAT

CIPD member price: £490 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)

27 March 2012, Londonavailability:

Non-member price: £545 + VAT

CIPD member price: £490 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)

22 June 2012, Londonavailability:

Non-member price: £545 + VAT

CIPD member price: £490 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)

21 August 2012, Londonavailability:

Non-member price: £545 + VAT

CIPD member price: £490 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)

12 November 2012, Londonavailability:

Non-member price: £545 + VAT

CIPD member price: £490 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)

19 December 2012, Londonavailability:

Non-member price: £545 + VAT

CIPD member price: £490 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)

In-house Training

Employment Contracts in Depth can also be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.

To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.

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Course content

PROGRAMME

Understanding contracts

where contractual terms come from
contractual and non-contractual terms
the importance of drafting
the need to build in flexibility
the consequences of getting it wrong
reasons for varying a contract

Contractual terms

express and implied terms
specific terms
- pay, benefits in kind, garden leave, mobility and flexibility, mutual trust and confidence
restrictive covenants
breaches of terms

How a contract may be varied

using the contract terms
by agreement (express or implied)
by unilateral (imposed) variation
by dismissal and re-engagement
consultation issues and practical considerations
implications for redundancy/transfers
remedies
case law examples

Specific change situations

changes to working hours and work-life balance
the right to request flexible working
working time
mobility
reorganisations and redundancies

Practical issues

the potential for discrimination
consultation issues
overcoming objections

Transfers and mergers

harmonising terms after a merger or sale
TUPE or non-TUPE?
consensual variation after TUPE transfer
variation under the old contract
consultation

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Course tutors

Professor Robert Upex
Professor Robert Upex MA, LLM, Barrister, ACIArb FRSA is Head of the CIPD’s Employment Law Faculty. He was a Professor of Law at the University of Surrey from 2000 to 2007; from 2002-2005 was Head of the Department of Law. and is now Emeritus Professor of the University. Robert was previously Head of the School of Law and Professor of Law at Kingston University. He has been Chair of the International Labour Organisation’s Joint Panel for the Resolution of Internal Disputes and Grievances, a part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals and a part-time Chairman of Social Security Appeals Tribunals. From 1990 to 2005 he was General Editor of Sweet & Maxwell’s Encyclopaedia of Employment Law. He is the author of numerous books on Employment Law, including The Law of Termination of Employment, the 7th edition of which was published by Jordans in 2006, and TUPE: Law and Practice (with Michael Ryley), published by Jordans in 2006. He is also the author of Employment Law for Business Students (Sage Publications 2006, with Stephen Hardy), and Labour Law (2.d ed., OUP, 2006, with Richard Benny and Stephen Hardy). He is a barrister and a member of Old Square Chambers. He speaks regularly at courses and conferences on Employment Law.
Mrs Antonia McAlindin
Antonia McAlindin, BA, LLM is a qualified barrister, specialising in labour law. She lectures regularly on employment law issues at colleges, universities, to local authorities, and professional bodies. She is past Chair of both the CIPD Scottish Partnership and the Women's Legal Defence Fund Scotland. Antonia is a board member of a Further Education College, a former member of the CIPD's national committees on Employment Relations and Equal Opportunities, and a current member of its Employment Relations Panel.

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