Employment Law & HR Update

New legislation and regular court and tribunal decisions mean that the Employment Law landscape is constantly changing. This essential half day update will guide you through all the latest developments and highlight important changes taking place in the near future – making sure you are fully up-to-date and well prepared. 

The course is regularly updated to include the very latest changes and developments. This year the key areas of employment law affected include equality, discrimination, family-friendly rights, employment status, the National Minimum Wage, employing overseas workers and the repeal of EU employment law.

The course will ensure that your organisation is informed, compliant and prepared for future developments. It will help you clearly understand the implications that any changes and rulings will have on your business and what you need to do to correctly apply the law in practice.

What Will Be Covered?

The course will cover the following topics and others, depending on developments in case law

• The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
• Employing non-UK nationals
• Right to work checks
• Criminal record checks
• Employment status: guidance and case law
• Regular, stable and predictable working hours obligations
• National Minimum Wage – forthcoming legal changes
• New rights neonatal leave and pay
• The right to time off for carers
• The extension of flexible working rights
• New sexual harassment protections
• Fire and rehire case law
• Exclusivity and confidentiality clauses
• Equality and discrimination: important developments in case law
• Equal Pay: Significant judgments
• Reforms to the UK GDPR