The workshops commence at 09:30, finish at 16:30 and cover the following topics:
New workplace dispute resolution rules
- No fault dismissals for micro firms
- ‘Protected discussions’ – what are they?
- Implementing the new qualifying period for unfair dismissal
- Changes to compromise agreements (settlement agreements)
- Mandatory early Acas conciliation – how it will work
- ‘Rapid resolution’ - what is being proposed?
- Schedule of loss
- Changes to arrangements for witnesses and witness statements
- Payment for lodging a claim
- Increased deposits
- Judges sitting alone for unfair dismissal
cases
- Financial penalties for employers who have breached the law
- Case law
- Case study
Minimising poor performance and risk
- The basics – good recruitment practices and understanding the role
- Robust but fair policy and procedure
- ‘Without prejudice’ discussions
- Understanding the risks of managing poor performers
– Discrimination
– Express and constructive unfair dismissal
– Breach of contract
- Case law
- Case study
TUPE
- Government review of the 2006 Regulations
- The effect of possible changes
- When does TUPE apply
- Protection of employment rights
- What else transfers?
- Notification
- Collective consultation – about what?
- Penalties for breaches
- Cross-over with redundancy
- Objections
- Automatic unfair dismissal and constructive unfair dismissal
- Data Protection
- Case law
- Case study
Changing contractual terms – is it possible?
- Understanding what is in the contract
- The relationship between express and implied terms
- Understanding the importance of ‘trust and confidence’
- Flexibility and notice
- Gaining change without agreement – the rules
- Change after TUPE
- Case law
- Case study
Redundancy
- Government review of the law on collective consultation
- The meaning of redundancy
- Individual consultation
- Employers’ liabilities for collective consultation
- Penalties for non-compliance
- The much misunderstood trial period
- Redundancy after TUPE
- Case law
- Case study
What else is new?
- Review of employment tribunal rules
- Closing the whistleblowing loophole
- Portable CRB checks?
- Other new case law