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Essential Discrimination Law

Authoritative, clear guidance on the complex area of discrimination law

Event details

London: 10th - 11th July 2013
London: 17th - 18th October 2013
London: 9th - 10th December 2013

Price: £795 + VAT
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Overview

Instructive, highly interactive two-day discrimination law training that explains essential principles of discrimination law. It provides a comprehensive discrimination law update on all current and prospective developments.

Discrimination law continues to challenge HR professionals and line managers alike. A proliferation of case law coupled with extensive, new legislation in recent years makes discrimination the most rapidly expanding area of employment law.

It is also a field of law in which employers feel vulnerable – and with some justification. The Equality Act 2010 strengthened anti-discrimination legislation and employers must familiarise themselves with its provisions and review working practices and procedures to ensure compliance.

This course forms part of JSB`s Advanced Certificate in Employment Law CIPD-accredited qualification.

Workshop highlights

  • Apply key anti-discrimination principles and concepts
  • Ensure that your policies and procedures comply with current discrmination law
  • Avoid costly and morale-sapping discrimination claims
  • Understand best practice in managing diversity
  • Equip yourself with knowledge to provide guidance and advice to HR and line management colleagues

Programme –

09:30

An introduction to the relevant legislation

  • Equal Pay Act 1970
  • Sex Discrimination Act 1975
  • Race Relations Act 1976
  • Disability Discrimination Act 1995
  • Human Rights Act 1998
  • Sex Discrimination Regulations 2001
  • Religion or Belief Regulations 2003
  • Sexual Orientation Regulations 2003
  • Disability Discrimination Amendment Regulations 2003
  • Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005
  • Disability Discrimination Act 2005
  • EU Equal Treatment Directive
  • Equality Act 2010
11:00

A closer look at race, sex, religion, sexual orientation discrimination

  • Direct and indirect discrimination
  • What is victimisation?
  • Recruitment and advertising: what are the legal considerations?
  • Maternity, paternity and parental rights
  • Flexible working requests
  • Equal pay and opportunities
  • Sexual orientation
  • Religion
  • Gender re-assignment
  • Recent case law
12:30

Lunch

13:30

Disability discrimination

  • Meaning of 'disability' and 'discrimination'
  • What is the employer's duty to make adjustments?
  • The nature of 'reasonableness'
  • Exceptions and defences
  • Enforcement and remedies/compensation
  • Absence from work - stress cases
  • Recent case law
  • DDA and amending regulations
16:30

End of day one

09:30

Harassment and bullying

  • Definitions
  • Investigating harassment and bullying allegations
  • Examining line manager responsibility
  • Policies in practice
  • Effects on health and absence - stress
11:00

Age discrimination

  • Age discrimination
  • Recruitment and promotion
  • Pay and benefits
  • Health and safety issues
  • Dismissal and retirement
  • The 'Heyday' challenge
  • Potential justifications
12:30

Lunch

13:30

Enforcement and liability

  • Burden of proof
  • Drawing inferences
  • Vicarious liability
  • Remedies and compensation
  • Avoiding litigation
  • Handling tribunal claims
16:30

End of day two

Trainers

Alison Bone

Alison Bone MA LLB PGCE DipHRM Chartered FCIPD is Academic Director of JSB’s Advanced Certificate in Employment Law and also a member of the Employment Law Faculty.

She is former Head of the Law Group at the University of Brighton where she is currently in charge of the LLB degree. Alison was also National Examiner in Employment Law for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for fourteen years.

Alison speaks regularly on JSB employment law programmes and provides consultancy and training services to JSB corporate clients on an in-house basis. She has lectured and written on a wide range of employment law topics and represents both applicants and employers at employment tribunals.

Key areas of expertise include: employment law and employee relations; discrimination law; disciplinary procedures; and management development in higher education.

Designed for

HR, personnel professionals and line managers who need a comprehensive grounding in the essentials of discrimination law.

Testimonials

All aspects of the course were relevant. The tutor was enthusiastic and the feedback was excellent.

– George Connelly, Ministry of Defence

Very interesting, informative and useful

– Amy Budd, HR Advisor, AVEVA Solutions Ltd

Very knowledgeable, engaging and motivating

– Sheena Murphy-Collett, Somerset College

Alison made this often complicated subject both enjoyable and engaging

– Julie Smalley, Senior HR Consultant, Yell Ltd

Engaging, informative and fun

– Sam Avison, HR Administrator, Jacobs LES Ltd

Excellent, very informative

– Helen Shepherd, Head of Human Resources - UK, Omya UK Limited

Very engaging and informative

– Natalie McTaggart, Human Resources Manager , Edwin Coe LLP

A good insight into discrimination law

– Kristel Pender, HR Officer, Kerry Foods Ltd

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Discounts

Multiple booking discount

Receive a 20% discount when you book more than one event, or book more than one person on the same event. Please note this discount only applies to the lesser priced booking and when all bookings are placed together.

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