This practical 1-day foundation course will provide an overview of the important elements of employment law and provide guidance on how to tackle issues within the workplace.

Personnel administrators and junior officers, who need to deal with basic enquiries on employment law issues

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• identify the key elements of the employment relationship
  
• apply principles of employment law in the workplace
  
• explain the contractual relationship between employee and employer

1. Introduction to the law

• influential bodies – ACAS, EOC, CRE, DRC, HSE
  
• EU legislation and the implications for domestic law

2. Before employment

• right person – right job
  
• advertising; selection process
  
• do's and don'ts of interviews; references

3. During employment

4. Contractual issues

• employee, worker or self employed – why does it matter?
  
• what is a contract of employment?
  
• different types of contract – part-time, fixed-term, agency and contract workers
  
• varying the contract of employment

5. Discrimination issues

• race, sex and disability, sexual orientation, religion andbelief and age
  
• harassment and bullying