With so many changes taking place in today’s workplace, an understanding of core employment laws is now more essential than ever before. This extensive full day course, delivered by a highly trained and experienced solicitor and barrister combination, is designed to give all participants a thorough grounding in the main components of employment law in just one day.
What are the Event Objectives?
As a result of attending this event you will:
Event Programme:
| 8.30am – 9.30am | Registration and Reading Time |
| 9.30am -10.00am | Sources of Employment Law: Contract, Legislation, EU Directives and Case Law |
| 10.00am – 11.00am | Recruitment, Selection and Appointment, the Definition of Employee under Employment Legislation, Express and Implied Terms, Terms of Employment, and the Contract of Employment |
| 11.00am -11.30am | Coffee, Questions and Answers |
| 11.30am – 12.30pm | Legislation during the course of employment: Minimum Wage and Payment of Wages. Leave entitlements, Maternity and Parental Leave Working Time, Part Time/Fixed term work, Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures, Codes of Practice |
| 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30pm -2.00pm | Questions and Answers |
| 2.00pm -2.30pm | Employment Equality and Discrimination Issues |
| 2.30pm – 3.00pm | Coffee, Questions and Answers |
| 3.00pm – 3.45pm | Termination of Employment – Unfair Dismissal |
| 3.45pm – 4.15pm | Developments to Watch Out For - New Irish Legislation, Bills and EU Directives on their way. Researching Employment Law Issues |
| 4.15pm – 4.30pm | Essentials Quiz |
| 4.30pm | Close |
Who Should Attend?
HR Managers, Supervisors, Inhouse Lawyers and Legal & HR Advisers.
Duration ~ Date ~ Location
Full Day Legal Event: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Thursday 23rd September 2010
Clarion IFSC, Dublin
Speakers
Paul Joyce - Barrister
Paul was called to the Irish Bar in 1984. He works as a researcher/trainer and advice worker at FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) Dublin. He was a part-time lecturer in employment law on Human Resource Management courses in the Dublin Institute of Technology from 1990 to 2003.
Marian Jennings – Solicitor & Employment Law Lecturer, D.I.T.
Marian qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and has worked in both private practice and in-house roles, advising on employment law matters. She also is a part time lecturer in Employment Law in the Faculty of Business, Dublin Institute of Technology.
Cost
Full Rate: €550 ~ Charity Rate: €440
All organisations with fewer than 50 employees or registered charities (registered at the time of booking) qualify for the Charity Rate. The number of employees includes all branches, subsidiary/parent companies, boards, trusts and federated organisations.
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How to Book:
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Here's what delegates from the Essentials of Employment Law event earlier this year had to say:
“Both Marian and Paul were excellent speakers – knowledgeable, engaging and easy to listed to and they held my attention totally. The subject matter was spot-on as well and I learned so much I can honestly say it was the best money I have every spent on training – great value!” David Pool, Kellogg’s
“It’s great to attend a course where everything was relevant, up-to-date and in-depth. Any course is dependent on the delivery of the material and Marian and Paul were two of the best I’ve ever come across. The style of presentation, the delegate pack and the fact that they made themselves available for questions in between the lecturers, made this an excellent event.” Josephine Hynes, Health Service Executive