Minimizing the risk of an Employment Tribunal claim against my business

Too often we come across business leaders who feel undermined by staff who know more of their employment rights than the manager does! This workshop seeks to redress that imbalance of knowledge and help grow your confidence when wearing your “HR hat”. It offers an excellent introduction to some of the key areas of employment law that business leaders really need to know to minimize the risk to their business of expensive litigation and unnecessary time-wasting when things go wrong. It adopts a risk-driven approach to managing staff, balancing current legislative requirements with sensible and commercial business management. Included in the session is a comprehensive introduction to discrimination legislation and the risks and benefits associated with considering a commercial settlement to bring a hasty conclusion to a tricky situation. The workshop covers:

• Understanding the cost of getting it wrong

• Red, Amber, Green: identifying your level of risk

• Statutory employment rights

• Discrimination legislation: unveiling the myths

• Basic contract law

• Keeping written records: what to keep & why it’s so vital

• Commercial settlement -v- the price of a principle: weighing up the options