Workplace Training

We regularly undertake workplace training for managers. We have detailed below some of the most popular.

1. Equality Act Training
   • An understanding of the key protected characteristics including:
     • sex;
     • age;
     • race;
     • disability.
   • Discrimination issues that could arise during the recruitment process.
   • Different types of discrimination (direct, indirect, harassment and victimisation).
   • Specific focus on harassment in the workplace.
   • Employer’s vicarious liability.
   • Employee’s personal liability.
   • Reasonable steps which are necessary to be able to defend a discrimination claim.
2. Dealing with Disciplinary Issues and Grievances:
   • who are the appropriate people to conduct the disciplinary process;
   • how to conduct a disciplinary investigation and disciplinary hearing;
   • the role of the employee’s representative;
   • applying a disciplinary sanction;
   • the appeal process;
   • Confidentiality;
   • how to deal with a grievance complaint;
   • who should conduct grievance hearings; and
   • how to manage the outcome of a grievance complaint.
3. Performance Management and Long Term Sickness Absence:

• • the importance of the probationary period;
  • implementing and maintain appraisal procedures;
  • managing poor performing employees;
  • capability procedures to follow in the event of poor performance;
  • managing short and long term sickness;
  • obtaining medical evidence;
  • capability procedures to follow in the event of long term sickness absence; and
  • disability discrimination arising out of long term sick issues.

1. TUPE Training

• • Recognising a TUPE transfer
  • Business Transfers
  • Service Provision Changes
  • Organised Groupings of workers
  • Disputing a TUPE transfer
  • Measures

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