Course: Introduction to Employment Law for Payroll People

Increasingly payroll staff are taking on responsibility for HR and employment law compliance or need a greater understanding of the issues faced by dedicated HR staff. This course provides the skill and knowledge required to confidently handle the issues that arise on a day-to-day basis.

Course summary:

Employing Staff
- checks required prior to engaging a new employee
Contracts of Employment
- types of contract
- express and implied terms
- varying contract terms
Statutory employment rights
- Working Time Directive
- National minimum wage
- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption rights
- Flexible working
Discrimination in the workplace
- age
- sexual orientation, religion
Statutory procedures
- discipline
- dismissal
- grievance
Disability Discrimination Act
Termination of Contract
- notice period
- wrongful and unfair dismissal
Redundancy
- what constitutes redundancy
- how to calculate basic redundancy entitlement

Course suitability:

Payroll staff as a development of their skill base. Other staff who dela with employment law issues as part of their many duties and who need to understand the implications of their actions.

This course requires no prior knowledge of the subject

The course lasts for 1 day - Cost of this course is £295+VAT