The Advanced Certificate in Employment Law Modular Course

Overview

Course duration: 13 days.

This course is run in partnership with JSB.

For HR and personnel professionals who have a good understanding of employment law principles and want to build on their existing knowledge.

What will I learn?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Develop, consolidate and deepen your existing knowledge of employment law with expert feedback and input from our specialist trainer
• Analyse and evaluate recent developments in domestic and EU-wide employment law
• Work through specific case studies and discuss relevant issues with JSB’s trainer and professional colleagues

What will it cover?

Discrimination in the Workplace

• Sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief
• Age discrimination impact
• Pregnancy discrimination
• Equal pay issues
• Harassment and bullying – latest cases

Transfer of Undertakings

• Latest regulations in operation
• Recent case law and judicial guidance

Developments in European law

• Fixed-term contracts
• EU anti-discrimination legislation
• National level information and consultation of workers
• EU Agency Workers Directive
• New concept of “flexicurity”

Trends in Employment Protection and Dismissal

• Protection of part-time, temporary, casual and agency workers
• The concept of 'worker' and the extension of employment protection rights
• Statutory grievance and disciplinary procedures
• Tribunals – latest developments

Human Rights

• Convention and Act
• Employment law and human rights
• Workplace privacy
• Expression, association and assembly

Employee References

• Duty to give a reference
• What the reference must say and not say
• Avoiding or limiting liability

Privacy and Data Protection

• Handling employee data
• Rights of access to data
• Code of practice
• Practical steps for employers to take
• Email/internet abuse