Employment Law Update - Law on the Road
Short course
In London
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Day
Putting aside just one day a year to get a complete overview of recent and prospective legal changes is an ideal way for managers to keep abreast of what's new. Having this update on your doorstep is an added bonus! Employment Law Update Law on the Road is the UK's leading touring workshop. The series of workshops is conducted in cities around the UK in April and November every year. Take advantage of JSB's Employment Law Faculty expertise to get up to date on all the new law you need to know for the coming year. Suitable for: HR and personnel professionals, employee relations managers, employment law advisers and others responsible for staff management, policies and procedures.
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Course programme
09:30 - Employment relationship
· The Equality Act
· New law effective 1 October 2010
· Changes to discrimination law
· Protected characteristics
· New definitions
· Disability discrimination and pre-employment health enquiries
· Discrimination by association and perception
· Harassment by third parties
· Equal pay and pay secrecy
· Extension of tribunal powers
· Dual discrimination
· Gender pay audits - the future
The Employment Relationship - current developments
· 'Fit Notes' - implementation of the new regime
· Agency Workers - impact of the new regulations
· Default retirement age - proposed abolition
· Update on working time
· European Works Councils - preparing for the new regs.
· The Bribery Act
· Immigration and recruitment - latest developments
Family-friendly developments
· Extension of flexible working
· Parental leave
· Paternity leave and pay
Discipline and dismissal
· The Acas code - implementation so far
· Grievance and disciplinary procedure overlap
· Workplace investigations - case law
· Representation at disciplinaries
· Unfair dismissal update
Key cases in other areas of employment law
· Religion or belief discrimination
· Holidays and sickness absence
· Trade unions and industrial action
· Transfer of undertakings
· Age discrimination
· Whistleblowing
· Contracts and bonuses
The Coalition Government's approach to employment law
· Cutting red tape
· Employment tribunals
· EU Directives
16:30 - End of workshop
Employment Law Update - Law on the Road