COURSE OVERVIEW
This interactive half day masterclass will focus on all the changes that the Labour Government plan to introduce helping you get to grips with significant changes to dismissal law, family friendly laws, rights for trade unions and their members and changes to pay.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
What we will cover:
Day one rights for unfair dismissal and the importance of managing probationary periods effectively
Banning “exploitative” zero hours contracts
Ending fire and rehire
Changes to parental leave
Reform of sick pay
Changes to equality laws – Equality (Race and Disability) Bill
National minimum wage
Single status of worker and rights for the self employed
Safeguarding pregnant employees
Sexual Harassment – increasing employer’s duties to prevent it from occurring
Increasing the time limits to be able to pursue a claim in an employment tribunal
Increases of compensation limits for breach of contract claims in the employment tribunal
Bereavement leave
Changes to trade unions and membership
The right to switch off
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this workshop you will
Understand the key employment law changes that are planned
Appreciate an employer’s legal obligations relating to these sweeping new proposals
Be able to confidently plan for these reforms
Appreciate the important significance of the changes and what will be required of them in their role
Understand the implications these changes will have on their management of people
Know where to go for further support and guidance
Meet your trainer: Kate Shepherd
Kate is a charismatic employment lawyer who specialises in online employment law training and HR consultancy. She trains and advises a diverse set of employers from small and medium sized enterprises to charities, PLCs and international companies, as well as taking board level director roles for some clients. Prior to establishing her consultancy, Kate Shepherd Associates in 2005, Kate qualified as a solicitor, and practised employment law at a senior level with a leading firm in the Midlands.
Kate is an associate for leading organisations involved in learning and development including the CIPD, Pearson Business School and MBL Seminars and has published a leading textbook “Advising Effectively on the Employment Aspects in a Corporate Transaction – A Practical Guide for Junior Lawyers”
