| 09:00 |
Registration and coffee
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| 09:30 |
Welcome, introduction and outline of objectives
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| 09:45 |
The legal context of contract variation
- Making and varying employment contract
- Individual and collective consultation
- Gaining consent
- Dealing with grievances
- Avoiding constructive dismissal and claims for breach of contract
- Introducing flexibility into the employment contract – lessons learned from Home Office v Evans and other significant case law decisions
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| 11:00 |
Coffee
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| 11:15 |
Information and Consultation
- The duty to inform and consult – how must this be applied?
- How far must consultation go – UK Coal Mining v NUM
- Knowledge sharing under the latest regulations
- Collective versus individual consultation
- Managing the consultation process – best practice guidance
- Protective awards
- Working with trade unions
- Redundancy selection
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 13:30 |
Managing redundancy – best practice guidance
- What are the key legal issues for HR? What regulations apply?
- Redundancy or reorganisation?
- Developing a plan for redundancy
- Avoiding unlawful discrimination
- Redundancy payments
- Dispute Resolution Regulations
- Redundancy and unfair dismissal
- Approaching and consulting with trade unions
- How do you seek volunteers for redundancy?
- The pool for selection and fairness of selection
- Offers of suitable alternative employment
- Retention bonuses and no-cash incentives
- Case law update: list recent cases
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| 14:45 |
Tea
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| 15:00 |
Handling business transfers and mergers
- When do the TUPE regulations apply?
- Identifying who transfers
- Which liabilities transfer?
- Informing and consulting
- Harmonising terms and conditions
- New duties of disclosure in practice
- TUPE redundancies and changing terms
- Group pensions and reward - what are the considerations?
- Outsourcing and offshoring
- Understanding the role of HR during a merger – due diligence and best practice
- Managing two workforces – key considerations
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| 16:00 |
Avoiding common pitfalls when dealing with reorganisations, restructurings and redundancies
- Top tips for HR when managing restructures
- Discussing frequently occurring scenarios and HR best practice solutions
- Getting the communication process right
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| 16:30 |
End of day one
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