Fundamentals of Employment Law
Duration: 2 days / Level: General / Suitable for in-house
Gain the essentials of employment law with this introductory course.
This course also forms part of the CIPD Foundation Award in Employment Law, and you can upgrade to the full qualification when booking, starting from just £504 + VAT extra! You can also upgrade up to six months after attending the short-course.
Details
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Dates and Availability
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04 June 2020
Duration: 2 days
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London | Spaces available |
£850.00
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£765.00 + VAT | ||
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11 August 2020
Duration: 2 days
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London | 3 spaces left |
£850.00
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£765.00 + VAT | ||
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01 October 2020
Duration: 2 days
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London | Spaces available |
£850.00
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£765.00 + VAT | ||
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01 December 2020
Duration: 2 days
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London | Spaces available |
£850.00
+ VAT |
£765.00 + VAT |
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- Details
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Fundamentals of Employment Law provides a foundation in the key areas of employment law. It enables you to handle the common employment issues that arise on a day-to-day basis in a confident and professional manner.
- Course Tutors
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Mr Sanjiv Ahluwalia
Sanjiv Ahluwalia LLM (Employment Law) LLB (Hons) is a practising solicitor. Sanjiv has held positions in private practice and local government, and spent five years in the oil industry, working as a legal adviser to two major oil companies. He was Legal and Commercial Adviser at the Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services (now known as REC - a trade association for the recruitment industry) and subsequently worked as Associate Director of Employment Law Services for a training company. Sanjiv is an experienced lecturer, trainer and consultant in employment law and has written widely on legal issues of practical interest and importance to HR specialists, line managers and lay people generally. Sanjiv is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association. Sanjiv runs his own practice, providing a consultancy service to a wide range of clients. He has acted for employees and employers in cases involving various employment issues.
Mr James Bryan
James Bryan has spent over 25 years working in learning, human resources and organisational development including time as a director in the NHS; on a Borough senior management team in the Metropolitan Police and leading education for the RNLI at the Lifeboat College. He currently shares his time between heading up the organisational development department at City, University of London, managing a consulting and training business and leading a community interest organisation providing leadership development to young people and adults in uniformed youth organisations.
James has qualifications in occupational psychometric testing, organisational development and workplace mediation and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute. His research interests include leadership and followership in voluntary organisations and gender equality. James has received a Herbert Lott Naval Trust award for his contribution to training in the Royal Navy and became a Freeman of the City of London in 2014.
- Who is it for
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If you're in an HR support role, or a line manager involved in implementing your organisation's policies and procedures, this course will give you a crucial introduction to the essentials of employment law. It is particularly suitable for those starting out in a career in HR or those new to people management. No prior knowledge of employment law is required.
- Benefits
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By the end of the Fundamentals of Employment Law course, you'll be able to:
- understand the core legal principles that apply to the relationship between the employer and the employee
- evaluate your organisation’s documentation, policies and procedures against the legal requirements
- provide basic advice on resolving common employment issues.
- Programme
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Creating the employment relationship
- The recruitment process
- Advertising, application forms, interviews, vetting and barring
- The contract – the different types, offer, terms, clauses
- Immigration, criminal checks, vetting and barring
- References and medicals - what to be aware of
- Employment status
- Self-employed, part-time workers, fixed-term contracts, zero hours, overseas workers
Maintaining the employment relationship
- Dealing with discrimination issues
- The Equality Act and the protected characteristics
- Direct and indirect discrimination
- Victimisation
- Bullying and harassment
- Working Time Regulations and the ‘work-life’ balance
- Family friendly rights including maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave. time off for dependants and flexible working
- Disciplinary and grievance processes
- A practical approach to difficult issues
- Absence
- Poor performance
- Misconduct in and outside work
- Abuse of social media
- Stress
- Acting fairly and reasonably
Terminating the employment relationship
- Constructive dismissal
- Wrongful dismissal
- Unfair dismissal
- Resignations
- Redundancy
- Employment tribunals – who can claim, types of claim and compensation
Case study
Delegates will also have the opportunity to work through a real-life case study illustrating key points of law discussed during the course.
Programme is subject to change pending new developments.
Run this programme in-house
Run as it features here, or run in-house where the content can be tailored to suit your organisational needs; cost effective if a number of people require training. Call our in-house training team to discuss your particular requirements on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
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