Back-To-Basics Training
For Line Managers
Our back-to-basics training gives managers the confidence they need to handle day-to-day employment law issues.
These fixed-fee online modules give managers the knowledge to proactively manage the fundamentals of employment law, identify key risks, and know when to raise these with HR.
They’ll help managers understand why policies and procedures matter, how they address legal need and how they can support the organisation in mitigating risk on people issues. Most modules come with a workbook, allowing managers to put their knowledge into practice and reinforce their learning. You can find out more here.
Our modules
Handling disciplinaries
Content:
- Why it’s important to get it right
- What’s in a disciplinary policy and the stages of a disciplinary process
- Conducting an investigation
- Suspension
- What are the allegations?
- Right to be accompanied
- Decision making – the legal tests and expectations
- Appeal
- Penalties for unfair dismissal
- Avoidance tactics – the common issues for non-attendance or delays and how to deal with them
Outcomes: Understand how to conduct investigations, how to hold a disciplinary hearing, what makes a fair dismissal and what factors you should consider in your decision making & how to manage employee “avoidance tactics”.
£500 + VAT
Handling grievances
Content:
- Understand the basic principles of a grievance process
- How to recognise a grievance
- How to deal effectively with grievances using best practice
- Address common problem areas
- Understand the risks of dealing with grievances improperly
Outcomes: Be able to identify a grievance, investigate it and tackle common tricky issues which managers can encounter.
£400 + VAT
Managing sickness absence
Content:
- An overview of the cost of ill health
- A recap on the meaning of disability under the Equality Act 2010
- Managing short-term absence
- Understanding sick pay
- Managing long-term absence
- Making worthwhile Occupational Health referrals
Outcomes: Be able to identify and manage both short-term and long-term sickness absence, get the most out of Occupational Health referrals and understand the requirements of a fair absence/ill-health capability dismissal. You’ll also explore some common tricky areas.
£500 + VAT
Performance management
Content:
- Performance management overview
- Identifying poor performance/legal risks
- Informal performance management and having difficult conversations
- Formal performance management process
- Performance (capability) dismissals
Outcomes: Know the importance of nipping performance issues in the bud at an early stage. You’ll understand the importance of holding difficult conversations on performance before things escalate, and the formal processes that you need to follow to dismiss fairly for capability reasons.
£500 + VAT
Flexible working
Content:
- Different types of flexible working
- Legal requirements when handling flexible working requests
- Some top tips
- Employee rights and limiting the risk of discrimination claims
Outcomes: Know how to respond to flexible working requests and ensure compliance with the statutory framework.
£300 + VAT
Employment Tribunal claims
Content:
- The employment tribunal process and your potential role in this
- Understand the different stages and what’s involved
- Time limits
- ACAS and early conciliation
- Settlement
Outcomes: Know what to expect if you become involved in supporting the business with a Tribunal claim. You’ll have a basic understanding of the Tribunal process and how line managers may be involved in this (such as a witness) and what “disclosure” means. You’ll also understand what to expect from being a witness in an Employment Tribunal. A great module if you’re facing an ET claim and want those involved to feel as prepared as possible.
£400 + VAT
Menopause in the workplace
Content:
- Why menopause is a relevant issue for businesses
- How employee’s performance and wellbeing may be impacted unless steps are taken to support from an employer’s perspective
- How employees can be encouraged to take steps for their own wellbeing in support of managing symptoms
- How managers can approach discussions with employees on this issue
Outcomes: Know how to confidently and sensitively manage and support an employee who is experiencing menopausal symptoms.
We also offer a free video for line managers with the purchase of this module, where you can watch a played out scenario of how to/how not to have a conversation with a menopausal employee you’re concerned about.
£500 + VAT
IR35
Content:
- What IR35 is and its intention
- What happens if you fail to comply with IR35
- The status determination statement (SDS)
- Determining employment status: employee, worker, or self-employed?
- The necessary steps for compliance with IR35
- Practical examples.
Outcomes: You’ll understand the basics of IR35 and its intention. We'll also cover how the IR35 status impacts on employment status, the risks of getting it wrong, alongside practical examples of when it applies.
£500 + VAT
Holiday and holiday pay
Content:
- The minimum amount of holiday your staff must receive
- How to calculate how much holiday someone who starts or ends their employment part way through the leave year is entitled to
- How to deal with bank holidays
- Who decides when a worker can go on holiday
- How to calculate holiday pay (and why this differs between different types of workers)
- When workers can roll over untaken holiday from one leave year to the next
- The types of claims workers can bring if they’re underpaid.
Outcomes:
You’ll understand the basics of holiday and holiday pay. We’ll cover minimum holiday requirements, how to calculate holiday, holiday pay, and more. We’ll also highlight some practical examples.
£500 + VAT
Data Subject Access Requests
Content:
- What a DSAR is
- How long you have to respond
- How and where to search for personal data
- Where to search
- The consequences of failing to comply with a DSAR.
Outcomes:
You’ll understand what a Data Subject Access Request is, how to respond, and the costs of getting it wrong.
£500 + VAT
We offer a 20% discount if you purchase six modules or more. If you’re interested in any of our modules, please get in touch with your key contacts.