Employment Law in Practice

The new TUPE regulations

• Understanding TUPE: definitions, employer obligations and recent case law
• What are the practical effects of the regulations?
• Contracting out services
• Transfers and unfair dismissal

CASE STUDY : Grievance and disciplinary procedures

• What are the statutory dismissal and disciplinary procedures?
• Looking at exceptions and standard procedure
• How should modified disciplinary procedures be used?
• Considering the importance of time limits
• The revised ACAS Code of Practice
• Handling grievances in practice
• Handling disciplinary matters: process, procedure and hearings
• Acting fairly and reasonably

CASE STUDY : Dismissal

• Considering methods of termination including constructive dismissal
• What are acceptable reasons for fair dismissals?
• The nature of conduct and capability
• What are automatically unfair dismissals?
• Handling redundancies and being 'reasonable'

CASE STUDY : Performance and absence

• Dealing with poor performance and absenteeism
• Managing stress related absence: avoiding common pitfalls
• Misconduct outside the workplace

Employment Tribunals: preparation and procedure

• Time limits and handling claim and response forms
• Preparing and presenting cases: evidence collation and the preliminary hearing
• Documentation and the tribunal 'bundle'
• Getting to grips with tribunal procedure
• Do's and don'ts when presenting a case: opening speeches, evidence in
• chief and cross examination
• Employment Tribunal remedies for unfair dismissal
• Rules and costs of settlement

Close of day two