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Employment law issues are currently front and centre with employees adapting to the new way of working and businesses doing their best to survive. This 6 part series will examine good faith in restructuring and redundancies, work-from-home arrangements, restraint of trade and protecting confidential information, recent cases and the Holidays Act, employee performance management, medical incapacity, bullying and harassment. Choose the session most relevant to you or attend them all.
Attend and earn 6 CPD hours
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
Friday, 3 July 2020
You will examine good faith, genuine reasons, and reasonable processes when advising on restructuring or redundancies.
Facilitator: William Fussey, Senior Solicitor, SBM Legal
10.00am to 11.00am: Mastering Restructuring and Redundancies
Analyse the big questions and gain practical tips for advising clients considering restructuring or redundancies including:
Presented by Amanda Douglas, Partner - Employment and Health and Safety Practice Leader, Wynn Williams
Learning Objective: Examine how to best advise clients and manage a restructure or redundancy
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Attend and unpack the legalities and risks associated with employee ‘work from home’ arrangements.
9.30am to 10.30am: Permanent Work from Home Arrangements (WFH): Employment Issues
In the post-lockdown environment, employers and employees in many workplaces are looking to continue working from home arrangements given the mutual benefits we have seen. You will look at what needs to be considered from a legal perspective, including:
Presented by Blair Scotland, Partner, Dundas Street
Learning Objective: Critique the implications of what permanent work from home arrangements may look like.
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Gain a deeper understanding of the legal framework around protecting confidential information and enforcing restraint of trade.
Chair: Shelley Eden, Director, Gaze Burt Limited
9.30am to 10.30am: Restraints of Trade and Protection of Confidential Information
With COVID-19 making business tight, and competition more acute, businesses will be mindful of ensuring that their staff do not misuse their confidential information or breach restraints of trade. The legal framework in this area can be complicated, and advice usually needs to be given quickly and against practical considerations that could win the day. You will cover:
Presented by Sherridan Cook, Partner, Buddle Findlay
Learning Objective: Receive a critical update on restraints of trade and protecting confidential information.
Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Attend and you will receive a timely update on the Holidays Act reform and a critique of the consequences of the Metropolitan Glass Decision.
9.30am to 10.30am: Update on the Holidays Act and the Implications of the Recent Metropolitan Glass Decision
Presented by Jennifer Mills, Director and Andrew McCombie, Solicitor, Jennifer Mills & Associates
Learning Objective: Examine the Holidays Act and receive practical tips by working through a practical case study
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
You will gain a thorough understanding on how to effectively implement processes to effectively advise on how to performance manage an employee.
Chair: Shelley Eden, Director, Gaze Burt Limited
9.30am to 10.30am: Performance Management: Process, PIPs and Alternatives
Presented by Fiona McMillan, Partner, Lane Neave
Learning Objective: Ensure you’re across the proceeded need to performance manage an employee
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
The process for terminating an employees’ employment due to their long term illness or injury and factors that need to be considered. Also, what employers need to do to prevent bullying in the workplace and what to do if a complaint of bullying is made.
9.30am to 10.30am: Managing Medical Incapacity, Bullying and Harassment
Presented by Maria Green, Senior Associate, Lane Neave
Learning Objective: Gain a deeper understanding of the requirements for dismissal for medical incapacity.