Law in Practice

CASE STUDY : Creating the employment relationship

• The recruitment process: interviews, the offer letter, references and medicals
• Contracts of employment: what are express and implied terms?
• Restrictive covenants: when do you need them?

Employment status and contracts

•  Defining employment status: 'worker' and 'employee'
• Agency workers: considering the employment status of temporary workers following recent case law
• Making and varying employment contracts
• Part-time workers
• Fixed term contracts and varying employment contracts
• Working time opt out provisions, holiday entitlement and enforcement

CASE STUDY : Discrimination, diversity and equal opportunities

• Direct and indirect discrimination
• Examining the Equal Pay Act: material factor defence and recent case law
• Sex, race and disability discrimination
• Sexual orientation, religion and belief discrimination
• The new age discrimination law explained
• Victimisation and harassment: defences and protection

Discrimination, diversity and equal opportunities - continued

CASE STUDY : Family-friendly rights

• Maternity, paternity and adoption rights
• Antenatal care and pregnancy dismissals and discrimination
• Parental leave and time off for dependants
• The right to request flexible working arrangements
• The Work and Families Act

Close of day one