2 Day Course on Employment Law
In conjunction with
CPD 10 hours (may count as management)
DATE Monday 14th May and Tuesday 15th May 2012
TIME 10.00am to 4.30pm (Registration and Coffee 9.30am)
VENUE The Board Room, Legal Services Agency Ltd., 3rd Floor, Fleming House, 134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
COST £280.00 full price/£230.00 LSA members/£160.00 Trainee Solicitor & Concessionary cost places (LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED)
PEAT outcome: relevant legal knowledge
OBJECTIVES A full two days packed with all the essential elements of employment law including an overview of discrimination legislation! This course would suit those who have some knowledge of employment law and are looking to strengthen that knowledge. Topics covered will be:
- Contracts of employment
- Varying terms and conditions of employment
- Working time
- Unfair dismissal
- Redundancy
- Transfer of Undertaking Regulations
- Discrimination
PARTICIPANTS This seminar is aimed HR professionals or those with people management responsibility within their organisation, lawyers, first and second year trainees and other advice workers.
SPEAKERS The speakers are Chris McDowall, Partner and Alan Glazer, Senior Solicitor, all from the Employment Unit, Anderson Strathern LLP, Solicitors, Glasgow.
Chris advises on all aspects of employment law including contractual disputes, any discrimination/harassment issues, business transfers, data protection issues, unfair dismissal claims, the status of agency workers, whistle-blowing etc. Chris also has experience of advising clients in relation to their obligations under the provision of goods and services part of the Equality Act and also to public authority clients in relation to their general and specific duties. Chris represents both employer and employee clients in the Employment Tribunal and has been involved in cases both north and south of the border. He regularly delivers training to clients and non-clients on employment issues and was a tutor at the University of Edinburgh. Chris is also a member of the Scottish Discrimination Law Association and the Employment Lawyers Association.
Alan deals with all aspects of Employment Law for both employers and employees, including disability and age discrimination, unfair and wrongful dismissal, compromising employment claims, redundancy and TUPE transfers. He has a keen interest in the development and application of anti-discrimination legislation.
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