29 November 2012 – London
Unravel the complexities of basic employment law and protect your business
Overview
Employment law is becoming ever more complex and confusing. There can be severe penalties for employers who get it wrong. Suitable for small businesses without HR departments or for HR professionals, who need a refresher or are new to the profession, this one day seminar aims to provide you with the basic employment law knowledge you need to safeguard your business.
What the seminar will cover:
- Employee status – employee, agency worker, agent, consultant or worker?
- Contracts and Staff Handbooks.
- ACAS disciplinary and grievance procedure.
- Hiring and Firing – fair recruitment and termination procedures.
- Key points and top tips on discrimination, vicarious liability, sickness, holiday and family friendly rights.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the fundamentals of employment law
- Reduce the risk of legal action
- Protect yourself and employer from costly and damaging legal claims
- Evaluate and update your organizations policies and procedures against the legal requirement
Who should attend?
Anybody responsible for HR, but who may have little in the way of formal, professional training, as well as HR practitioners looking to avoid legal pitfalls.
Programme
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Objectives for the day: Legislative frame work |
| 10:15 – 11.00 | Employee status – employee, agency worker, agent, consultant or worker? |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Contracts and Staff Handbooks |
| 11:45 – 12.00 | Morning Coffee |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | ACAS disciplinary and grievance procedure |
| 12:45– 13:15 | Hiring and Firing – fair recruitment and termination procedures. |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Lunch and Discussion |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Key points and top tips on discrimination, vicarious liability, sickness, holiday and family friendly rights. |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Case study examples |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Conclusions and Action Planning |
Guy Hollebon, a specialist employment solicitor at Folllett Stock LLP deals with all aspects of employment law and advises both employers and senior employees on matters including, on the contentious side, claims for: unfair dismissal, redundancy, TUPE issues, breach of contract, sex, race, disability, religion and belief and age discrimination, whistle blowing and part-time worker discrimination. Guy has extensive experience as an Advocate representing employers and employees in the employment tribunal. Guy has developed substantial experience of appellate court work; particularly Employment Appeal Tribunal cases but also Court of Appeal cases. Guy is a specialist employment mediator and sits as a part time Employment Judge.
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Pricing
All training events are priced at £350 + VAT per attendee.
Terms and Conditions
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Cancellations
Cancellations received in writing up to one month before the event will be refunded in full, less an administration charge of £100 + VAT. We cannot accept cancellations after that time.
How to pay
All payments must be received before the event.
Payment can be made online where you can pay by credit card or specify cheque, bank transfer or invoice etc. Please note there is a small charge (2%) for credit card payments. You can also pay by credit card on the booking hotline on 020 7231 5100.
Alternatively, if you request an invoice when booking you can pay by cheque, in GBP (£), made payable to Symposium Events and sent to: Symposium Events Ltd, Suite 5, No. 1 Mill Street, London, SE1 2DF. BACS payments and bank transfers can also be made – account details will be supplied on your invoice.
