| 09:30 |
Introduction to employment law
- Examining the nature and focus of employment law
- Considering the sources of employment law
- EU law
- Human rights
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| 10:00 |
The employment relationship and employment contracts
- The recruitment process: key dos and don'ts
- What are the elements of a binding contractual relationship?
- What are express and implied terms?
- Changing contract terms
- Continuity of employment and its importance
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| 10:30 |
Employment status
- The difference between 'employees' and 'workers'
- Temporary workers
- Part-time workers
- Fixed-term workers
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| 11:00 |
Coffee
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| 11:15 |
Pay and working time
- Working Time Regulations: key rights
- Holidays and special leave
- National Minimum Wage
- Key issues when considering workers' pay
- Statutory sick pay and deductions
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| 12:00 |
Special contract clauses
- Probationary periods: monitoring performance and terminating at short notice
- Confidentiality, competition and restraints
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Whistleblowing and its practical implications
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 13:30 |
Grievances and discipline
- Definitions and concepts
- When does a 'grievance' arise?
- Handling grievances: best practice guidance
- Disciplinary matters: managing procedures and warnings
- Examining the nature of formal disciplinary hearings
- The question of 'reasonableness'
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| 14:15 |
Coffee
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| 14:30 |
Grievances and discipline (continued)
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| 16:30 |
End of day one
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