PROGRAMME

Contracts of employment

• types of contracts and how they link to discipline, grievance and dismissal procedures

Grievance procedures

• what the law requires, the statutory procedures
• grievance or grumble?
• understanding and applying your organisation’s procedures
• conducting investigations

Disciplinary procedures

• what the law requires – the statutory procedures
• understanding and applying your organisation’s procedures
• conducting investigations/witness statements/anonymity
• conducting the disciplinary hearing
• acting ‘fairly’ and ‘reasonably’, natural justice
• the right to be accompanied, by whom
• the appeals procedure and its importance

Dismissal

• what is wrongful, unfair and constructive dismissal?
• six permitted reasons for dismissal
• dismissal procedures, including right of appeal
• procedural flaws – the ‘no difference’ rule
• group dismissals
• termination payments
• compromise agreements
• redundancy, who and how to select
  
  • individual and collective consultation
  • redeployment

A practical approach to typical issues

• handling poor performers
• managing absence – short- and long-term
• dealing with misconduct, in and out of work
• dealing with bullying and harassment issues

Employment tribunal claims

• what are they, and who can claim?