THE WORKSHOPS
The workshops commence at 09:30, finish at 16:30

KEY CHANGES TO LEGISLATION

• Equality Bill proposals including:
  – positive discrimination
  – gender pay reporting
  – prohibition of ‘pay gagging’ clauses
  
• right to request time off for training
• extended right to request flexible working
• National Minimum Wage changes
• Race Relations Act Amendments
• maternity rights’ amendments
• Working Time:
  – opt-outs
  – ‘on call’ time
  – statutory annual leave
• Agency workers’ rights.

REVIEW OF IMPORTANT CASE LAW, INCLUDING:

•  breach of contract
• compromise agreement
• discrimination:
  – disability
  – sex
  – equal pay
• grievances
• part-time workers
• redundancy
• restrictive covenants
• TUPE
• unfair dismissal.

REPEAL OF THE STATUTORY PROCEDURES

• new draft Acas Code of Practice on discipline and grievance
• new draft Acas guidance
• relevance of Code of Practice
• practical implications of changes to Code of
• Practice
• how to evidence reasonable and fair behaviour
• Polkey rules and the return to strict procedural adherence
• new approach by employment tribunals
• new tribunal remedies for not acting reasonably.

MEDIATION

• understanding mediation
• how it works
• bullying and harassment and mediation
• understanding the risks
• consequences of failing to mediate
• mediation process failure
• mitigating the consequences of mediation failure
• role of Acas.