Training on HR Issues and Employment Law Issues

We train managers, HR teams and in house lawyers in relation to specific human resources or employment law projects and for the purpose of knowledge management and up-skilling managers and human resources professionals.

Our employment solicitors are also experienced in training businesses that need to elect representatives (and the elected employee representatives) in the context of work place consultations, TUPE, business transfers, restructuring, reorganisation and redundancy programmes.

In addition, we run a programme of topical and free employment law workshops with a view to keeping our clients and contacts up to date on Employment Law developments. Clients’ feedback from recent workshops include:

“Very informative and a good forum for discussion”

“Really liked the smaller group. Much better ability to interact and ask questions”

“It was a great, interactive session that was really beneficial”

Further, we publish regular Employment Newsletters on hot topics and new developments and we frequently blog updates to ensure that our clients and contacts are aware of developments as they happen. If you wish to be added to our mailing list, please click here to signup to our Employment Newsletters.

Our employment solicitors are dedicated to assisting and advising on how to achieve your business objectives in the most efficient and practical way. We pride ourselves on providing straightforward and bespoke advice tailored to your business requirements and resources.

We understand that employers need to be decisive and act calmly but quickly in the context of the current coronavirus crisis.

Your work will be carried out by a qualified solicitor in the team, who knows your business requirements best. Work is also carried out at the appropriate level, depending on the complexity, sensitivity and importance of the matter. 

We work closely with our clients to ensure that we meet their expectations both in terms of their objectives and in relation to costs. We are aware that clarity on costs is vitally important to our clients, especially at a time when businesses are challenged by sudden and dramatic changes to economic circumstances.

As standard practice, we give our clients an estimate of the costs involved in undertaking any piece of work at the outset. We then provide cost updates on a regular basis. We are also happy to discuss fixed fees and retainer arrangements and agreements if that is helpful.

Examples of Employment Law and HR Training Courses that we run are:

• Training senior managers on how to run a fair mass redundancy exercise, including appropriate communication, selection, consideration of ring fencing, pools and alternative roles and the legal and practical risks to avoid

• The impact of TUPE when outsourcing or insourcing, including consultation requirements, calculating potential liability, timescales and practical examples

• The impact of legal developments on clients’ businesses, including in relation to the new shared parental leave regime, calculating holiday pay after recent legal developments (including the Bear Scotland case), changes to TUPE and the law on consultation (following the Woolworths and Ethel Austin Litigation), carrying out fair redundancies, how to avoid breaching changes to equality and discrimination laws

• Training on how to run an appropriate election of representatives to consult about TUPE or redundancies and training the representatives to ensure the most effective consultation takes place