PROGRAMME

Before employment

• do’s and don’ts of the recruitment process
• making a contract – express and implied terms
• taking up references, medicals and their significance
• pitfalls to avoid

During employment

• contractual issues
• dealing with part-time, agency and fixed-term contract workers

Good working practices – how to deal with:

• discrimination – race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation and gender reassignment
• harassment, bullying and violence in the workplace
• compensation levels/equal pay
• maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave, rights to flexible working

Grievances and discipline

• what the law requires, the Acas Code of Practice, best practice, the right to be accompanied
• applying your organisation’s procedures
• what happens on appeal?

Difficult issues – a practical approach

• absenteeism/poor performers/stress/email or Internet abuse/misconduct in and out of work
• how to act fairly and reasonably

Dismissal

• what is wrongful, unfair and constructive dismissal?
• reasons for dismissal
• references
• the costs of getting it wrong

Employment tribunals

• what are they?
• being a witness
• settling out of court