Employee Relations, Trade Unions and the Law

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1-day interactive training and practice
London - 7 Oct 2010, 1 Mar 2011, 8 Jun 2011, 7 Sep 2011, 1 Dec 2011
London £495 + VAT

In brief:

A thorough understanding of rights and responsibilities in collective matters is crucial for HR professionals - particularly in larger organisations - in both the public and private sectors. This programme covers EU and UK aspects and is ideal for practitioners seeking a comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of this area of law. This programme provides a comprehensive grounding in the ‘collective’ side of employment law and employee relations.

This event is CPD accredited.

Designed for:

Personnel and employee/industrial relations officers and others who need a good understanding of collective employment law

Training highlights:

  • Be able to explain essential elements of trade union law
  • Understand the Information and Consultation Regulations
  • Describe key elements of union recognition
  • Understand collective bargaining in the negotiation of terms and conditions
  • Be able to advise on the law relating to industrial action
  • Adopt appropriate employee relations strategies

The Programme

09:30
Trade Unions, Recognition and Employee Consultation
  • Definition and legal status of trade unions
  • Independence of trade unions
  • Nature and status of collective agreements
  • Recognition and its importance
  • The statutory recognition procedure
  • Recognition rights
  • Disclosure of bargaining information
  • Information and consultation – redundancies, reorganisations and transfers of undertakings
  • European Works Councils
  • Information and Consultation of employees
  • The European Company Statute
11:00
Industrial Action and the Individual
  • Effect on the contract of employment
  • Effect on statutory employment rights
  • Deductions from pay
  • Dismissal during industrial action
  • A right to strike?
  • Case study
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Liability of a Trade Union for Industrial Action
  • Liability for the economic torts
  • The statutory immunities
  • Removal of the immunities
  • Secondary action, picketing
  • Action to enforce union membership, to impose union recognition, in support of dismissed unofficial strikers
  • Strike notices and strike ballots
  • Liability of a trade union in tort
14:30
Freedom of Association: the employer/employee relationship
  • Freedom of association and human rights
  • Refusal of employment for trade union reasons
  • Detriment or dismissal for trade union reasons
  • Dismissal and industrial action
  • Offers of inducements – the individualised contract
  • Case study
15:30
Freedom of Association: the member/union relationship
  • Membership rights
  • Enforcement of the rule book contract
  • The right not to be excluded or expelled
  • The right not to be unjustifiably disciplined
16:30
Close of training

Client testimonials

Excellent

—Nicola Broady, Employment Advisor and Analyst, Association of Colleges

Very good

—Emma Ryding, HR Manager, Page One Communications Ltd

Empowering, enlightening & thought provoking. Penny is extremely knowledgeable and has an excellent ability of imparting this to a diverse audience

—Sheena Murphy-Collett, Director of HR, Somerset College

Penny was extremely patient and delivered the content at a pace which made it very digestible

—Julie Smalley, Senior HR Consultant, Yell Group

Very informative

—Vernon Griffith, Manager of HR Business & Solutions Architecture, EDF Energy

Venue details

Venue details will be confirmed shortly.

For further information on the training facilities we use, please call us on +44 (0)20 8371 7010

Trainers

Our People

Penny Macmillan

Penny Macmillan MA Chartered FCIPD is a Solicitor and has for many years specialised in employment law, with particular experience of: TUPE, unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and drafting employment contracts, policies, procedures and handbooks. She is former Head of the Legal Department at The Race Equality Centre and now practises in her own firm.

Before qualifying as a lawyer, Penny held positions as a Group Personnel Manager for a health authority; Employee Relations Manager for a major retailer; and Personnel and Training Manager for a large catering services company. Penny is equally well qualified and experienced as a management trainer, HR specialist and lawyer. She delivers workshops and seminars on a wide range of employment law and best practice subjects and is a personal tutor on JSB’s Advanced Certificate in Employment Law (ACEL).

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Testimonials

“Excellent”

— Nicola Broady, Employment Advisor and Analyst,
Association of Colleges

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