Employment Law

Course details

This course will:

• take you through important legal issues in the employer/employee relationship
• help you understand key areas of employment law from contract to termination of employment

This course is not intended as a detailed review of each area of employment law, but rather should be treated as an overview of each area.

Programme Outline

Unit 1: Equality Legislation – Interviews and Workplace Equality

• Nine Grounds for Discrimination
• Questions You Should Not Ask at Interview
• How to Avoid Asking Discriminatory Questions
• Liability for Employees' Behaviour
• Note Taking and Record Keeping
• Equality Tribunal Cases
• What to include in contracts
• What to include in employee handbooks
• Stages of the Disciplinary Procedure
• The Rules of Natural Justice
• Gross Misconduct
• Constructive, Wrongful or Unfair Dismissal
• Unfair Reasons for Dismissal
• EAT Cases
• What is Bullying, Harassment or Sexual Harassment?
• What is Not Bullying and Harassment?
• Consequences of Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
• Bullying and Harassment Case Studies
• Dealing with a Formal Complaint
• Equality Tribunal Cases
• Holidays
• Public Holidays
• Maternity
• Adoptive leave
• Parental leave
• Carer's leave
• Other leave
• Maximum 48 hour week
• Breaks
• Record keeping

Unit 3: Contracts of Employment and Employee Handbooks

Unit 4: Disciplinary and Dismissals

Unit 5: Bullying and Harassment and Stress in the Workplace

Unit 6: Leave Entitlements

Unit 7: Organisation of Working Time Act

Programme Methodology

Engaging and participative.

Seminars and discussions.