Essentials of Employment Law is a lively and highly interactive two-day online workshop on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 September. It is aimed at HR team members who have limited knowledge of UK employment law or other managers who wish to gain this knowledge.
The workshop uses real-life case studies largely based on examples from the Higher Education sector to give participants an understanding of the principles and main provisions of employment law and provides practical advice in applying the law.
The workshop will combine PowerPoint presentations with a wide variety of practical case studies, quizzes and polls to ensure interaction and engagement. There will be the opportunity to raise queries and share experiences with an expert legal tutor and with fellow participants from the HE sector.
Dates, times and programme
The workshop will be delivered in four sessions, each lasting two hours.
These four sessions are spread over two days on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 September. Session times: 10 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3 pm.
To get the most out of the training, participants must attend all four sessions across both days. Please note we do not record our training sessions.
Part 1 on Wednesday 11 September will cover:
- An introduction to employment rights; some employment law ‘urban myths'(!).
- Contracts of employment (formation, implied terms, breaches of contract, changing contracts).
- Discipline and dismissal; rights of representation; constructive dismissal.
- Equalities/equal opportunities: who is protected?; direct and indirect discriminations; new developments on philosophical belief.
- Flexible working requests, bullying and harassment; disability and reasonable adjustments; equal pay.
Part 2 on Thursday 11 September will cover:
- Redundancy and reorganisation: consultations, selection criteria, processes and pitfalls.
- TUPE; fixed-term and part-time workers’ rights; time-off rights; ill-health and investigations.
- Collective rights; trade unions and recognition; industrial action. Vicarious liability.
- Current and future developments: homeworking, Brexit, the government’s future plans; Settlement Agreements.
ProgrammeAttendance fee and how to book
We will announce the price for the 2025-26 year shortly. If you would like to know more please email events@ucea.ac.ukFor the benefit of attendees, we are limiting attendance to a maximum of 15 attendees.
What Previous Attendees Have Said About This Online Workshop:
- “I would say my expectations were exceeded! Employment Law can be a fairly dry topic at times but the trainer brought it to life with fantastic case studies, participation through the regular polls he ran with the group to check understanding and his obvious passion for employment law. It was thoroughly enjoyable.”
- “Everyone in HR should go to this course.”
- “The trainer makes the content highly engaging and has a strong passion for employment law. I found the quizzes to be an effective way of challenging prior assumptions about the subject and a really useful way to encourage discussions. He welcomes incorrect answers and educated guesses without making individuals feel under pressure. The materials that he has provided are something that I'm sure will serve as a useful reference in future!”
- “Brilliant course and trainer, practical and informative. Engaging throughout.”
If you would like to attend future runs of this course in 2025 - 2026 or enquire about running this course at your HE institution, please contact events@ucea.ac.uk. If you do not work at a UCEA member institution and are interested in finding out more about this course please email events@ucea.ac.uk
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