Acas Code of Practice NEW
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| Get an understanding of the Acas Code of Practice and how the new regime will impact your organisation and HR | |
| Maximum 20 participants | Half-day Interactive Workshop |
| 26 Oct 2010, 4 Feb 2011, 7 Jun 2011 | |
| London | £345 + VAT |
In brief:
Few in HR will mourn the passing of the statutory procedures for handling discipline and grievance issues in the workplace only five years after its introduction. The new Acas Code of Practice came into force on 6th April 2009 and aims to simplify the law relating to discipline, grievances and dismissals, with a focus on early intervention and mediation. Employers and employees will benefit from greater flexibility to deal with workplace discipline and grievance issues in a way which suits them best. But what they don’t know is that the new Code of Practice comes with its own set of challenges.
In light of the abolition of the highly criticised statutory procedures, JSB’s Acas Code of Practice workshop will consider the key elements of the revised Code on discipline and grievance procedures, assess the impact on HR, provide practical guidance for changing policies and procedures to ensure compliance and avoid uplifts of award by 25%.
This event is CPD accredited.
Designed for:
Directors, Partners, Senior Executives, Employment Lawyers, In-House Legal Advisors, HR Professionals, Employee Relations Advisors
Training highlights:
- The new disciplinary and grievance procedures under the new rules
- How the new regime will impact on your organisation and HR: changing policies and procedures to ensure compliance
- Practical guidance on how to carry out effective disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings
- The role of mediation to solve workplace disputes
- How will the Courts interpret the new Code and how will the uplift rules be applied in practice
The Programme
09:30 Interpreting the new Acas Code of Practice
- The new law – abolition of the new statutory dismissal and grievance procedures
- What replaces the statutory procedures?
- Disciplinary and dismissal procedures under the new rules
- Grievance procedures under the new rules
- The transitional period
- New Acas Code and guidance
- The importance of investigation and mediation
Assessing how the new regime will impact on HR
- Putting the new regime into practice – changing policies and procedures to ensure compliance
- Handing cases – suspension, investigation, the hearing, the decision and appeals
The employment tribunals approach
- Old versus new – what’s changed?
- Applying the uplift rules
Client testimonials
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All JSB courses I have attended have always been informative and contain relevant information to the course and practical advice. Good question and answer sessions
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Enjoyed content and found it very engaging
Really enjoyed the course
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Informative & interesting
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
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).
Other Courses
- Conducting Workplace Investigations and Hearings
- Discipline, Grievances and Dismissal - the new scene
- The Annual Conference: Employment Law and Practice
Testimonials
“Informative & interesting”
— Lauren Jones, HR Officer,
West Kent College
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+44 (0)20 8371 7011
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