Training
Our available training courses:
Advanced employment law issues for HR specialists
This course focuses on difficult employment issues that are high risk and where the costs of breaching employment law are serious.
This course focuses on difficult employment issues that are high risk and where the costs of breaching employment law are serious.
Being Commercial: Business essentials for in-house lawyers (Eversheds Academy)
This intensive three-day residential programme is designed to provide in-house lawyers with fundamental economic, financial and operational background to business as well as some strategic insight. Gain a greater awareness of how legal and commercial decision-making can influence your business and the importance of risk assessment.
This intensive three-day residential programme is designed to provide in-house lawyers with fundamental economic, financial and operational background to business as well as some strategic insight. Gain a greater awareness of how legal and commercial decision-making can influence your business and the importance of risk assessment.
Conducting accident investigations
Revised to take account of the new Corporate Manslaughter Act. All employers face the prospect of a workplace accident, a serious injury or fatality or an environmental calamity. When misfortune strikes, you may lose track of the number of people you’ll speak to: directors, regulatory inspectors, staff, the press, concerned locals, and possibly family members
Revised to take account of the new Corporate Manslaughter Act. All employers face the prospect of a workplace accident, a serious injury or fatality or an environmental calamity. When misfortune strikes, you may lose track of the number of people you’ll speak to: directors, regulatory inspectors, staff, the press, concerned locals, and possibly family members
Current developments in employment law
Major changes on the horizon. These one-day updates are timed to coincide with the twice yearly legislation implementation dates announced by the government.
Major changes on the horizon. These one-day updates are timed to coincide with the twice yearly legislation implementation dates announced by the government.
Employee relations: getting the best from your union and employee representatives (2 days)
In a tough economy, many employers are forced to restructure and cut costs, often straining relationships with unions. Even those employers not as severely affected are still finding it difficult to manage employee and union pay expectations against a backdrop of rising costs. Last year, days lost to strike action increased for the first time in decade, a trend that seems set to continue.
In a tough economy, many employers are forced to restructure and cut costs, often straining relationships with unions. Even those employers not as severely affected are still finding it difficult to manage employee and union pay expectations against a backdrop of rising costs. Last year, days lost to strike action increased for the first time in decade, a trend that seems set to continue.
Employing migrant workers: realising the benefits
This briefing has been organised to help your understanding of a fast changing area of law, where the penalties for non-compliance are potentially severe including prosecution, fines, reputational damage and withdrawal of the right to employ migrant workers.
This briefing has been organised to help your understanding of a fast changing area of law, where the penalties for non-compliance are potentially severe including prosecution, fines, reputational damage and withdrawal of the right to employ migrant workers.
Employment law update - education sector
This briefing will look ahead at changes to employment legislation that will challenge the HR sector over the next 12 months. It will also review significant developments over the last 6 months. Delivered by experienced lawyers who work with HE and FE institutions every day, it's a chance to refresh your knowledge and plan ahead.
This briefing will look ahead at changes to employment legislation that will challenge the HR sector over the next 12 months. It will also review significant developments over the last 6 months. Delivered by experienced lawyers who work with HE and FE institutions every day, it's a chance to refresh your knowledge and plan ahead.
Equal pay workshops
These workshops are: held regionally using Eversheds’ nationwide offices; round table in style wherever possible; and underpinned by high quality data. Although led by experts, with some guest speaker contributions, delegates will need to be willing to share their experiences to get the maximum benefit out of attendance.
These workshops are: held regionally using Eversheds’ nationwide offices; round table in style wherever possible; and underpinned by high quality data. Although led by experts, with some guest speaker contributions, delegates will need to be willing to share their experiences to get the maximum benefit out of attendance.
Essential employment law for HR professionals (two days)
HR professionals and managers need to understand the legal framework that underpins the employment relationship.
HR professionals and managers need to understand the legal framework that underpins the employment relationship.
Essential employment law for line managers
Most organisations recruit or promote managers because of their success in a business function. People management skills tend to be taken for granted and HR responsibilities are seldom explained.
Most organisations recruit or promote managers because of their success in a business function. People management skills tend to be taken for granted and HR responsibilities are seldom explained.
Eversheds redundancy workshop: taking you through the planning, the consultation, the pitfalls
Redundancy is a sensitive issue at any time. Sadly, in the current economic climate few organisations are completely immune.
Redundancy is a sensitive issue at any time. Sadly, in the current economic climate few organisations are completely immune.
Grievances, dismissals and appeals: in practice
Managers and HR professionals need to understand how to deal with grievances appropriately to preserve morale and to ensure the organisation can focus on its aims rather than internal distractions.
Managers and HR professionals need to understand how to deal with grievances appropriately to preserve morale and to ensure the organisation can focus on its aims rather than internal distractions.
Handling difficult situations
'To err is human…' but in the workplace, HR professionals are left to handle their colleagues’ idiosyncrasies and personality traits.
'To err is human…' but in the workplace, HR professionals are left to handle their colleagues’ idiosyncrasies and personality traits.
Health and safety for line managers: law and practice
Over six million days of absence resulted from work-related injuries last year, as well as 241 fatalities and thousands of near-misses. Line managers and supervisors have an important part to play in developing a safety culture in their organisation.
Over six million days of absence resulted from work-related injuries last year, as well as 241 fatalities and thousands of near-misses. Line managers and supervisors have an important part to play in developing a safety culture in their organisation.
Health and safety update: corporate crime and punishment
With a new corporate manslaughter offence now in force, employers need to know what actually changed in practice. Has the approach of the regulators altered – and if so how?
With a new corporate manslaughter offence now in force, employers need to know what actually changed in practice. Has the approach of the regulators altered – and if so how?
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