Course code: ACEL - call 0845 071 2801
Overview
Course duration: 13 days.
This course is run in partnership with JSB.
For HR and personnel professionals who have a good understanding of employment law principles and want to build on their existing knowledge.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Develop, consolidate and deepen your existing knowledge of employment law with expert feedback and input from our specialist trainer
- Analyse and evaluate recent developments in domestic and EU-wide employment law
- Work through specific case studies and discuss relevant issues with JSB’s trainer and professional colleagues
What will it cover?
Discrimination in the Workplace
- Sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief
- Age discrimination impact
- Pregnancy discrimination
- Equal pay issues
- Harassment and bullying – latest cases
Transfer of Undertakings
- Latest regulations in operation
- Recent case law and judicial guidance
Developments in European law
- Fixed-term contracts
- EU anti-discrimination legislation
- National level information and consultation of workers
- EU Agency Workers Directive
- New concept of “flexicurity”
Trends in Employment Protection and Dismissal
- Protection of part-time, temporary, casual and agency workers
- The concept of 'worker' and the extension of employment protection rights
- Statutory grievance and disciplinary procedures
- Tribunals – latest developments
Human Rights
- Convention and Act
- Employment law and human rights
- Workplace privacy
- Expression, association and assembly
Employee References
- Duty to give a reference
- What the reference must say and not say
- Avoiding or limiting liability
Privacy and Data Protection
- Handling employee data
- Rights of access to data
- Code of practice
- Practical steps for employers to take
- Email/internet abuse