BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:465@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120426T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120426T163000 DTSTAMP:20170315T115059Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/employment-law-in-a-nutshell-a-one-da y-course-for-he-managers-event-ref-no-tg2emplw-2/ SUMMARY:Employment Law In A Nutshell - A One-day Course For HE Managers [Ev ent Ref. No. TG2/EMPLW] DESCRIPTION:As a line manager\, working in a library\, do you ever wish you knew more about employment law? Would you like to be more confident in ad dressing any contractual issues that might arise with part-time staff or f ixed- term staff? How about issues concerning maternity leave or flexible working?\n\nIf you would like to learn a little more about the law relatin g to these matters then this interactive workshop could be for you.\n\nThe workshop will be given by Philip Lott. Philip is a specialist and practit ioner in Employment Law. His ‘day job’ is as Senior Solicitor to a maj or teachers’ and lecturers’ union - the Association of Teachers and Le cturers (ATL). His background is in local government and he has spent thre e years as a full-time legal adviser to a University.\n\nIn recent years\, he has designed and presented many lively and informative courses and tra ining events for managers and HR staff in Further and Higher Education. Pa rticipants find his interactive and energetic approach both enjoyable and effective. His clients include: UCEA (the Universities and Colleges Employ ers’ Association)\, the UPA (the Universities Personnel Association) as well as many individual old and new Universities.\n\nThe seminar will incl ude studies on:\n\nMorning Session:\no Individual employment rights\no Dea ling with misconduct/dismissals\no Handling disciplinary meetings\no Givin g warnings\no Settling disputes\no Industrial action\no Bullying at work/s tress claims\no Dealing with intermittent/long term illness\no Contracts a nd collective agreements\n\nAfternoon Session:\no Equal Opportunities - wh o is protected?\no Appointments/interviews\no The rights of part-time staf f\no Complaints of harassment\no Requests for part-time/flexible working\n o Termination/non-renewal of fixed-term contracts\no The rules on age disc rimination/compulsory retirement\no Religion and belief discrimination\no The rights of disabled employees\n\nBy the end of the workshop participant s will:\n• Have gained a practical understanding of the legal principles which govern everyday work and staff-management issues.\n• Be able to i dentify when further advice should be sought.\n\nPROGRAMME:\n\n9.30am: Arr ival & welcome\n\n9.45am: Employment Law Quiz/Workshop\nA light-hearted an d inter-active introduction to the key issues and principles of which Mana gers need to be aware. We will look at case studies on:\no Dealing with mi sconduct/dismissals\no Individuals’ employment rights\no Handling discip linary meetings\no Giving warnings\no Settling disputes\n\n11.00am: Break (tea\, coffee and biscuits)\n\n11.15am Continuing our examination of real- life issues\, we will consider\no Industrial action\no Bullying at work/st ress claims\no Dealing with intermittent/long term illness\no Contracts/va riations to contracts and collective agreements\n\n12.00pm: Individual Emp loyment Rights\nTo reinforce the knowledge gained from the case studies\, an easily-accessible overview of all the main employment rights\, from unf air dismissal and redundancy rights\, to health and safety and time off en titlements.\n\n1.00pm: Lunch Break\n\n1.45pm: Equal Opportunities Quiz/Wor kshop\nTo ease us into an afternoon devoted to understanding the essential s of equal opportunities law\, we will discuss practical scenarios dealing with:\no Equal opportunities - who is protected?\no Appointments/intervie ws\no The rights of part-time staff\no Complaints of harassment\no Request s for part-time/flexible working\n\n3.00pm: Break (tea\, coffee and biscui ts)\n\n3.15pm: Continuing our examination of real-life issues\, we will co nsider:\no The termination/non-renewal of fixed-term contracts\no Age disc rimination and compulsory retirement\no Religion and belief discrimination \no The rights of disabled employees\n\n3.30pm: The Law on Equal Opportuni ties\nAgain\, to reinforce the knowledge gained from the case studies\, a concise and pragmatic guide to the law (and practice) on all the main bran ches of discrimination protection.\n\n4:15pm: Summary and Questions.\n\nTh e workshop will be held in The Hardy Room at the London Mathematical Socie ty\, Russell Square. Website: www.lms.ac.uk.\n\nPlease note that there are limited places available for this event.\n\nTo book a place please use ou r online booking form or email the administrator via cpd25@lse.ac.uk\n\nCo st: £175 for cpd25 members and £265 for other institutions.\n\nCancellat ions less than one week before the event will be charged a 50% cancellatio n fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day\, the full fee will be c harged. CATEGORIES:cpd25 Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20120325T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR