The diploma consists of three one-day courses:

1. Employee rights – from contract to maternity
2. Discipline and dismissal – six ways to successful dismissals
3. Discrimination and equal opportunities – an A–Z guide

Delegates attending all three courses and successfully completing a written knowledge assessment paper (the  review paper is to be completed in the delegate’s own time and posted back for marking) will be issued with a Diploma in Basic Employment Law, certified by solicitors DLA Piper and endorsed by Manchester Metropolitan University.

Recent entrants into the HR profession, re-entrants, directors/managers who need to quickly refresh their knowledge, or line managers who need to know the basic areas of employer responsibilities and risk.

Employee rights – from contract to maternity

The employment contract

• Advertisements and interviews
• The job offer
• Acceptance
• References
• Consideration
• Express and implied terms

Family friendly issues

• Maternity rights
• Right to return to work
• Dismissal and redundancy
• Parental rights and family friendly policies
• Paternity rights
• Adoptive leave

Rights arising during the employment relationship

• Continuous employment
• Sick pay/holiday pay/time off
• SMP
• Working time regulations
• Pension and retirement age
• Trust and confidence
• Notice
• Right of search
• Assertion of statutory rights
• Data protection and privacy
• Policies and procedures
• Email/internet
• Data protection and employee monitoring
• Essential steps for employer protection

Part time workers

• Part-time workers
• Regulations
• Using zero hours contract employees
• Tele-workers
• Fixed-term workers
• Regulations
• Agency staff

Managing the employment relationship

• Probationary periods
• Grievances
• Appraisals
• Policies and procedures
• Disciplinary procedures

£350 (+VAT) or £899 (+VAT) for all three courses. Multiple delegate discounts are available.

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