We understand that when employment law issues arise in the workplace, it can have a serious impact on your business and its reputation. Our expert employment law solicitors have created a suite of training videos to give your staff the knowledge they need to handle these problems, before they become serious legal issues.
Our suite of videos offer cost effective training on resolving employment law matters, such as employee disciplinaries or performance management. Whatever your sector, our training can equip your staff with the right tools to handle these matters as they arise.
We also offer in-house training, at your office or at one of ours, that’s tailored to your business. Our top employment law experts can train your HR teams and management with sector specific knowledge so they can resolve workplace issues themselves.
We're offering 10 different training modules on a variety of important employment issues, including:
If you’re interested in buying any of our modules, or you’d like to ask us about our bespoke training offers, call us on 0370 1500 100 or fill out our contact form.
Handling Disciplinaries
This module shows you how to conduct investigations and how to hold a disciplinary hearing. We also help you understand what makes a fair dismissal, what factors you should consider in decision making and how to manage employee “avoidance tactics”.
What we cover in this module:
- Why it’s important to get it right
- What’s in a disciplinary policy and the stages of a disciplinary process
- Conducting an investigation
- Suspension
- What are the allegations?
- Right to be accompanied
- Decision making – the legal tests and expectations
- Appeal penalties for unfair dismissal
- Avoidance tactics – the common issues for non-attendance or delays and how to deal with them
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Handling Grievances
This module provides your managers with the tools to identify a grievance and properly investigate it. This covers common tricky issues your managers may encounter day to day.
What we cover in this module:
- Understanding the basic principles of a grievance process
- How to recognise a grievance
- How to deal with grievances effectively, using best practice
- Addressing common problem areas
- Understanding the risks of dealing with grievances improperly
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Managing Sickness Absence
This module outlines how to identify and manage both short-term and long-term sickness absence and how to get the most out of Occupational Health referrals. This will also help your management team to understand the requirements of a fair absence/ill-health capability dismissal. This module also explores some common tricky areas.
What we cover in this module:
- An overview of the cost of ill health
- A recap on the meaning of “disability” under the Equality Act 2010
- Managing short-term absence
- Understanding sick pay
- Managing long-term absence
- Making worthwhile Occupational Health referrals
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Performance Management
This module outlines the importance of nipping performance issues in the bud at an early stage. This shows your HR and management teams how and when to have difficult conversations about an employee’s performance before things escalate. This also outlines the formal processes they need to follow to dismiss fairly for capability reasons
What we cover in this module:
- Performance management overview
- Identifying poor performance/legal risks
- Informal performance management and having difficult conversations
- Formal performance management process
- Performance (capability) dismissals
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Flexible Working
This module shows you how to respond to flexible working requests and to ensure compliance with the statutory framework.
What we cover in this module:
- Different types of flexible working
- Legal requirements when handling flexible working requests
- Some practical tips
- Employee rights and limiting the risk of discrimination claims
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Employment Tribunal Claims
This module shows staff members what to expect if they become involved in supporting your business with a Tribunal claim. This makes sure they have a basic understanding of the Tribunal process and how line managers may be involved in this. This module also talks about what to expect from being a witness in an Employment Tribunal.
This is a great module if you’re facing an ET claim and you want those involved to feel as prepared as possible.
What we cover in this module:
- The employment tribunal process and your potential role in this
- Understand the different stages and what’s involved
- Time limits
- ACAS and early conciliation
- Settlement
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Menopause in the Workplace
This module looks at the menopause as a workplace issue and why it matters legally. We’ll cover the impact it has on women, so you understand how to confidently and sensitively manage and support an employee who's experiencing the menopause.
What we cover in this module:
- Why menopause is a relevant issue for businesses
- How employee’s performance and wellbeing may be impacted unless steps are taken to support them from an employer’s perspective
- How employees can be encouraged to take steps for their own wellbeing in support of managing symptoms
- How managers can approach discussions with employees on this issue
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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IR35
You’ll understand the basics of IR35 and its intention so you can understand the implications for your business. We'll also cover how the IR35 status impacts on employment status, the risks of getting it wrong, alongside practical examples of when it applies.
What we cover in this module:
- What IR35 is and its intention
- What happens if you fail to comply with IR35
- The status determination statement (SDS)
- Determining employment status: employee, worker, or self-employed?
- The necessary steps for compliance with IR35
- Practical examples.
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Holiday and Holiday Pay
You’ll understand the basics of holiday and holiday pay. We’ll cover minimum holiday requirements for full and part-time staff, how to calculate holiday, holiday pay, and more. We’ll also highlight some practical examples.
What we cover in this module:
- The minimum amount of holiday your staff must receive
- How to calculate how much holiday someone who starts or ends their employment part way through the leave year should receive
- How to deal with bank holidays
- Who decides when a worker can go on holiday
- How to calculate holiday pay (and why this differs between different types of workers)
- When workers can roll over untaken holiday from one leave year to the next
- The types of claims workers can bring if they’re underpaid.
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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Data Subject Access Requests
You’ll understand what a Data Subject Access Request is, how to respond, and the costs of getting it wrong.
What we cover in this module:
- What a DSAR is
- How long you have to respond
- How and where to search for personal data
- Where to search
- The consequences of failing to comply with a DSAR.
If you’re interested in this module, contact us for more information. We can also arrange bespoke training.
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You can purchase each of our modules individually for between £350 and £500 (plus VAT), or we’re offering a 20% discount when you purchase six modules or more. Our team can discuss your business’s needs in more detail over a quick call.
Our training videos are designed to help you avoid legal issues and encourage a cohesive workplace environment. However, if you have an employment law matter which becomes more serious, our solicitors are always on hand to help you achieve a positive outcome.
If you’re interested in any of our modules, or you’d like to ask about our bespoke training offers, give us a call on 0370 1500 100 or complete our contact form.
