PROGRAMME

Creating the employment relationship

• the recruitment process (including job offer letters, references, probationary periods, criminal checks, avoiding discrimination claims, work permits and visas)
• preparing contracts of employment – express and implied terms, suggested clauses
• changing terms and conditions of employment
• defining employee status

Maintaining the employment relationship

• flexible working, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave
• working time and recent cases
• tackling data protection issues
• health and safety 
  • providing a safe working environment
  • the employer’s responsibilities and liability
  • dealing with stress, personal injury claims and disability discrimination
•  avoiding discrimination
  
  • legislation and recent case law including age
  • equal pay and questionnaire procedures
  • positive action and genuine occupational requirements
  • avoiding bullying and harassment
• grievance and disciplinary processes
  
  • best practice, recent case law
  • conducting grievance and disciplinary hearings
  • appeals and their importance
• TUPE: what is it and when will it apply?
  
  • change of service provision, the ETO defence
  • 2006 regulations and latest cases

Terminating the employment relationship

• wrongful, unfair and constructive dismissal
• redundancy
• compromise agreements
• practice and procedure at employment tribunals
• compensation, re-engagement or re-instatement