ACAS have recently announced that tribunal claims have risen due to lack of experience in dealing with redundancy related issues. This is a practical one day course for HR professionals considering workforce changes.

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• HR and personnel professionals
   

09:00 Registration

09:30 UK in recession

• What are the options?
• How quickly can you act?

09:45 Is there a redundancy situation?

• Definition of redundancy situation
• Insolvency situations
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Contractual issues

What are the consultation obligations?

• Collective consultation
• Timing
• Reason for proposal
• The role of the unions
• Notifying the government
• Individual consultation
• Statutory procedures

How do you select?

• Methods
• Discrimination risks
• Pooling the right people
• Contractual issues
• Voluntary severance

What is suitable alternative employment?

• Right to refuse and trial periods

11:00 Coffee

11:15 Alternatives to redundancy

• Sabbaticals
• Secondments
• Short time working
• Lay offs
• Contract variation
• Dismissal and re-engagement
• SOSR dismissals
• Managing performance and conduct

13:00 Lunch

14:00 What if we outsource/sell some of the business?

• TUPE transfers
• Who can make redundancies?
• When can redundancies be made?
• Consultation issues
• Consequences of getting it wrong

14:45 Common employee tactics – playing the system

• Stress and sickness
• Whistleblowing and other claims

15:00 Coffee

15:15 Compensation and risks

• Protective awards
• Unfair dismissal
• Reinstatement

15:45 How do we secure loyalty/'happy stayers'

16:00 Case Studies

16:30 Questions

£349+ VAT

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