In January and February we will be running the following training courses:-

Employment Tribunal procedure and witness familiarisation training - Edinburgh: 27 January 2020 and Glasgow: 29 January 2020

This half day course will help you understand and, most importantly, prepare for what happens when a workplace dispute reaches the Employment Tribunal. We'll look at the legal rules that apply to Employment Tribunals and what to expect when giving evidence. We'll also highlight the differences in procedure when giving evidence as a witness in Scotland or England and Wales. This course will cover:-

• understanding the Employment Tribunal process
• the role of the witness
• effective preparation in advance of the hearing
• how to present evidence to best effect
• how to deal with cross-examination
• how to use the documents in the bundle
• practical tips and dos and don'ts 

For details of how to book click here or email Innes Clark. 

Employment law essentials - Edinburgh: 13 January 2020

This one day course is designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of key areas of employment law to assist with dealing with day to day issues that arise in the workplace whilst ensuring that risk is managed appropriately with a view to avoiding costly disputes or Employment Tribunal claims. This course will cover:-

• contracts of employment 
• managing change, including redundancy
• managing employees 
• dismissing fairly  
• discrimination 
• employment tribunal claims and procedure 

For details of how to book click here or email Innes Clark. 

GDPR: the practical day to day skills you need to know in the workplace - Edinburgh: 21 February 2020 and Glasgow: 25 February

Most of us will be very familiar with the key requirements of GDPR, the need to have privacy notices, privacy policies and information security policies. This half day course looks beyond the basics and rolls up its sleeves to get to grips with the key practical aspects of GDPR which impact HR professionals and managers on a day to day basis.

Given the regularity with which subject access requests are made (it also being the leading source of calls to the ICO at 39%) the first part of the course will give you the skills to expertly deal with subject access requests in a proactive way that reduces risk. This will include:-

• recognizing subject access requests
• narrowing the scope of requests once they are received
• making best use of all available exemptions
• avoiding the disclosure of "third party" personal data
• what to expect if complaints are made to the ICO 

The second part of the course tackles other practical GDPR aspects which arise in the workplace including:

• the limited circumstances where employee consent can be relied upon
• steps to take when employees object to the use of their personal data (or seek for it to be deleted)
• when you can process special category and criminal record data
• setting and adhering to data retention periods
• when personal data breaches become notifiable to the ICO and to individuals

For details of how to book click here or email Innes Clark. 

These sessions are part of a practical series of employment law courses covering key employment law and related HR issues brought to you by one of the leading employment law teams in Scotland.

A link to the full programme with details of costs can be found here.If  you would like more information please contact Innes Clark.