HR & Employment Law in Education - Programme

Thursday 3 May 2018
etc.venues Prospero House, London

09:00 to 09:40

09:40 to 09:55

09:40 – 09:55
Introduction and welcome

What's on the horizon for employment law in education?

Dai Durbridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP

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09:55 to 10:35

09:55 – 10:35
GDPR: understand the impact GDPR will have

Understand the impact GDPR will have on HR record-keeping and the data you hold and ensure your HR procedures and policies are compliant

Naseem Nabi, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards

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10:35 to 11:15

10:35 – 11:15
Mock Disciplinary: interactive disciplinary

Gain clear guidance and advice when preparing for a disciplinary and know how to run an effective disciplinary procedure.

Dai Durbridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP

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11:15 to 11:25

11:25 to 11:55

11:55 to 12:45

11:55 – 12:45
1A: Sickness & Absence - gain new management strategies

Gain new strategies to manage long-and short-term sickness and absence to reduce absence costs.

Tom Wallace, HR Consultant, Browne Jacobson LLP

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11:55 – 12:45
1B: Managing Allegations - ensure compliance

Ensure you are compliant when managing allegations against staff and understand how to make referrals to DBS and NCTL.

Naseem Nabi, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards

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11:55 – 12:45
1C: Harassment - understand common legal pitfalls

Know what policies and procedures should be in place to manage harassment from staff and parents and understand the common legal pitfalls.

Richard Hewitt, Senior Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards

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11:55 – 12:45
1D: Staff Wellbeing - new proven and adaptable methods

New, proven and adaptable methods to create a culture of wellbeing that has a positive impact on staff retention.

Emma Huges, Head of HR Services, Browne Jacobson LLP

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12:45 to 13:35

12:45 – 13:35
Lunch
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13:35 to 14:05

13:35 – 14:05
Recruitment - ensure robost procedures

Ensure your recruitment procedures are robust and gain new, proven and adaptable methods to market your school and find, recruit and retain high quality staff.

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14:05 to 14:35

14:05 – 14:35
Managing employment risk

Is an employee for life?

Consider eight ways to reduce risk in employee recruitment, management and exit and understand the risks of taking action, as well as not taking action in relation to staff

Peter Woodhouse, Partner, Stone King

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14:35 to 15:25

14:35 – 15:25
2A: Restructures - hear three case studies

Hear three case studies on the common pitfalls to avoid when restructuring and know how to carry out an effective restructure.

Heather Mitchell, Associate, Browne Jacobson LLP

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14:35 – 15:25
2B: Capability - learn how to manage capability

Learn how to manage capability with teachers who are coasting or underperforming and ensure you follow the correct procedures.

Peter Woodhouse, Partner, Stone King

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15:25 to 15:45

15:45 to 16:35

15:45 – 16:35
3A: T&Cs - know that processes

Ensure you know the process to follow when harmonising T&Cs, understand the impact of TUPE and the common legal pitfalls.

Richard Hewitt, Senior Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards

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15:45 – 16:35
3B: Termination - difficult conversations

Know how to have the difficult conversations around termination and understand how to structure termination payments moving forward.

Naseem Nabi, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards

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15:45 – 16:35
3C: Safer Recruitment - ensure robust policies

Ensure your safer recruitment policy and procedures are robust and compliant with the latest statutory guidance.

Victoria Blake, Principal HR Consultant, Stone King

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15:45 – 16:35
3D: HR in a MAT - HR freedoms

Know what HR freedoms you have in a MAT and to what extent you can move away from traditional models.

Heather Mitchell, Associate & Emma Huges, Head of HR Services, Browne Jacobson LLP

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16:35