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E06 Employment law update

Course outline

Employment law is a constantly changing field of practice and keeping up to date is a challenge.  This course aims to bring you up to speed and keep you updated providing you with comprehensive notes and documentation as well as a regular email update for a year after the course.

Already in 2008:

• significant changes to sex discrimination legislation have been made and the European Court of Justice looks set to extend disability discrimination rights to the carers of disabled people  
• in race discrimination the EU Race Directive has been applied by the EAT to give different rights to those discriminated against on grounds of colour or suffering victimisation
• the Court of Appeal and the EAT have considered the employment status of agency workers and casual workers
• The European Court of Justice has indicated a new approach to accrual of holiday pay during sick leave
• employment tribunal have reached decisions on the justification of age discrimination in retirement

This course will cover the new cases and legislation on:

• employment contracts and status issues
• unfair dismissal and redundancy
• statutory rights
• working time
• dispute resolution
• flexible working
• transfer of undertakings
• ET and EAT practice and procedure

Learning objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• explain recent changes in employment law
• debate the effect of new legislation
• be first to apply new law in arguments you make for your client’s
• keep yourself updated from free sources of information

Dates and venues

Duration one day 10.00am to 4.00pm

Previous participants on this course have said:

“Excellent contents, extremely knowledgeable trainers, excellent explanation of case law and relevant legislation/processes.”

“Excellent - very informative & thoroughly explained”

“Excellent course for general update.”

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