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URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/employment-law-in-a-nutshell-a-one-da
 y-course-for-he-managers-event-ref-no-tg2emplw/
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 relati
 ng to these matters then this interactive workshop could be for you.  \n\n
 The workshop will be given by Philip Lott. Philip is a specialist and prac
 titioner in Employment Law. His ‘day job’ is as Senior Solicitor to a 
 major teachers’ and lecturers’ union - the Association of Teachers and
  Lecturers (ATL).  His background is in local government and he has spent 
 three years as a full-time legal adviser to a University.\n\nIn recent yea
 rs\, he has designed and presented many lively and informative courses and
  training events for managers and HR staff in Further and Higher Education
 .  Participants find his interactive and energetic approach both enjoyable
  and effective. His clients include: UCEA (the Universities and Colleges E
 mployers’ Association)\, the UPA (the Universities Personnel Association
 ) as well as many individual old and new Universities.\n\nThe seminar will
  include studies on:\n\nMorning Session:\no	Individual employment rights\n
 o	Dealing with misconduct/dismissals\no	Handling disciplinary meetings\no	
 Giving warnings\no	Settling disputes \no	Industrial action\no	Bullying at 
 work/stress claims\no	Dealing with intermittent/long term illness\no	Contr
 acts and collective agreements\n\nAfternoon Session:\no	Equal Opportunitie
 s - who is protected?\no	Appointments/interviews\no	The rights of part-tim
 e staff\no	Complaints of harassment \no	Requests for part-time/flexible wo
 rking\no	Termination/non-renewal of fixed-term contracts\no	The rules on a
 ge discrimination/compulsory retirement\no	Religion and belief discriminat
 ion\no	The rights of disabled employees\n\nBy the end of the workshop part
 icipants will:\n•	Have gained a practical understanding of the legal pri
 nciples which govern everyday work and staff-management issues.\n•	Be ab
 le to identify when further advice should be sought.\n\nPROGRAMME:  \n\n9.
 30am: Arrival & welcome \n\n9.45am: 	Employment Law Quiz/Workshop  \nA lig
 ht-hearted and inter-active introduction to the key issues and principles 
 of which Managers need to be aware.  We will look at case studies on: \no	
 Dealing with misconduct/dismissals\no	Individuals’ employment rights\no	
 Handling disciplinary meetings\no	Giving warnings\no	Settling disputes\n\n
 11.00am:     Break  (tea\, coffee and biscuits) \n\n11.15am      Continuin
 g our examination of real-life issues\, we will consider \no	Industrial ac
 tion\no	Bullying at work/stress claims\no	Dealing with intermittent/long t
 erm illness\no	Contracts/variations to contracts and collective agreements
 \n\n12.00pm:  Individual Employment Rights\nTo reinforce the knowledge gai
 ned from the case studies\, an easily-accessible overview of all the main 
 employment rights\, from unfair dismissal and redundancy rights\, to healt
 h and safety and time off entitlements.\n 		\n1.00pm: Lunch Break \n	\n1.4
 5pm: Equal Opportunities Quiz/Workshop\nTo ease us into an afternoon devot
 ed to understanding the essentials of equal opportunities law\, we will di
 scuss practical scenarios dealing with: \no	Equal opportunities - who is p
 rotected?\no	Appointments/interviews\no	The rights of part-time staff\no	C
 omplaints of harassment\no	Requests for part-time/flexible working\n\n3.00
 pm: Break (tea\, coffee and biscuits) \n\n3.15pm:	Continuing our examinati
 on of real-life issues\, we will consider:\no	The termination/non-renewal 
 of fixed-term contracts\no	Age discrimination and compulsory retirement \n
 o	Religion and belief discrimination\no	The rights of disabled employees\n
 \n3.30pm: 	The Law on Equal Opportunities \nAgain\, to reinforce the knowl
 edge gained from the case studies\, a concise and pragmatic guide to the l
 aw (and practice) on all the main branches of discrimination protection.\n
 \n4:15pm:    Summary and Questions. 	\n						 \nThe workshop will be held 
 in The Hardy Room at the London Mathematical Society\, Russell Square. Web
 site: www.lms.ac.uk. \n\nPlease note that there are limited places availab
 le for this event.\n\nTo book a place please use our online booking form o
 r email the administrator via cpd25@lse.ac.uk\n\nCost: £160 for CPD25 mem
 bers and £190 for other institutions.\n\nCancellations less than one week
  before the event will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of 
 a ‘no-show’ on the day\, the full fee will be charged.
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