Employment
Employment Law Training
Employment law is a fast-developing area of law and businesses face the dual challenge of keeping up to date with key developments and equipping staff with the practical tools and know-how to respond to them.
We help your organisation through:
Bespoke training which is interactive, practical and fun. It delivers lasting value by enabling clients to handle a variety of legal issues themselves.
We develop our training jointly with clients so that it meets their needs and reflects their specific culture and values. Training topics can therefore be designed to suit your circumstances, but topics we frequently deliver training on include:
Performance Improvement
Managing Sickness Absence
Conducting Disciplinaries and Grievances
Collective Redundancies
Senior Managers Regime
TUPE and Outsourcing
Social Media Pitfalls
Data Subject Access Requests
Diversity in the Workplace
Training can be tailored for your frontline staff, line managers or your HR or legal teams.Our training can be delivered in a variety of formats to suit you, and is available on a fixed cost basis.
Case study
Training an HR team on the impact of TUPE and using case studies to illustrate the practical steps involved in a TUPE transfer;
Delivering a half-day performance management training session to line managers. Through group exercises and interactive workshops, managers were given practical tips and tools to improve performance in their teams;
Working with Private Equity houses to deliver training on restrictive covenants and business protection issues to their investee companies.
Restrictive Covenants and Team Moves - Update for Employers
To focus on…
Key terms in the employment contract
Express terms & implied terms
Duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties
Latest trends in restrictive covenant cases
How to enforce, and how to run, an injunction case
Disclosure obligations & evidential issues
The cost of enforcement and what remedies can be obtained
Success stories
Bad outcomes: if it goes wrong…
LLPs and Partners: Strategies for Exits and Hires
To focus on…
Key terms of the LLP Agreement
Fiduciary obligations and duties of good faith
Restrictive covenant update
How to enforce: how to run an injunction case
Business plans and working with recruiters
Disclosure obligations & evidential Issues
Importance of privilege
Leavers and joiners protocols
Update on Business Immigration and Brexit
To focus on…
The impact of Brexit on business
Brexit: the story so far
Future of UK employment law
The Great Repeal Bill
Future of UK immigration
Who can stay in the UK post Brexit?
Immigration, post Brexit
Tier 2 applications and staffing for success
Employment Law for Corporate Lawyers – TUPE Update
To focus on…
Common deal scenarios
Problem spotting: people issues for employment and corporate lawyers to consider
TUPE Update
Negotiating warranties and indemnities
Share Purchase Agreements & Asset Purchase Agreements
Potential liabilities and Employment Tribunal claims
Advice for Start-ups: How to Recruit High-Performing Teams
To focus on…
Aligning people culture with strategic overall objectives
Incentives: pay and other benefits
The importance of equality principles
Getting the right Board and NEDs
Aligning IT policy with business protection principles
Understanding and enforcing restrictive covenants
Measuring success
Equal Opportunity Training for Employers
To focus on…
The importance of culture and values
The statutory framework – the Equality Act 2010
Express and implied terms
The ACAS Codes
Cost and conduct of litigation
Harassment at work and the #MeToo agenda
GDPR and Protecting Business Information
To focus on…
How to conduct a data audit: and use of spreadsheets
Privacy notices: for staff and hires
Review of commercial contracts
Amending HR Policies and employment contracts
Data security and breach reporting
Training, review and “ownership”
Employment Status: Especially for Recruitment, “Gig Economy” and Construction Firms
To focus on…
The meaning of “employee”, “worker” and “self-employed”
Key statutory and common law tests
The latest case law position – the rise of “worker status.”
The liabilities which arise from “worker” and “employment” status
Specific industries: agency workers, CIS workers, gig economy
The Government’s plans for these sectors: The Taylor Report Thorny Issues: IR35, NICs liabilities, holiday pay.