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Course Overview Increasingly, organisations are devolving responsibility for many traditional personnel tasks to line managers. This practical 1-day course provides line managers with an overview of the important elements of employment law, plus practical guidance on how to tackle issues that arise at work. Audience All line managers or those with supervisory responsibilities. No prior knowledge of employment law is required. General course level - appropriate for all levels of delegates. Skills Gained By the end of this course, you will be able to: - understand the key principles of employment law and apply them in the workplace
- apply your organisation's documentation and procedures to personnel matters
- resolve work issues within the law, and according to best practice.
Course Outline Before employment - do's and don'ts of the recruitment process
- making a contract express and implied terms
- taking up references, medicals and their significance
- pitfalls to avoid
During employment - contractual issues
- dealing with part-time, agency and fixed-term contract workers
Good working practices how to deal with: - discrimination race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation and gender reassignment
- harassment, bullying and violence in the workplace
- compensation levels/equal pay
Family matters - maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave, rights to flexible working
Grievances and discipline - what the law requires, the ACAS Code of Practice
- understanding and applying your organisation's procedures
- the right to be accompanied
- what happens on appeal?
Difficult issues a practical approach - absenteeism/poor performers/stress/email or Internet abuse
- misconduct in and out of work
- how to act fairly and reasonably
Dismissal - what is wrongful, unfair and constructive dismissal?
- reasons for dismissal
- references
- the costs of getting it wrong
Employment tribunals - what are they?
- being a witness
- settling out of court.
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