Course overview
This programme is designed to give HR professionals a high-level view of employment Law. It will provide an up-to-date view of Employment Law, including new changes to legislation, new case law, and new codes of practice.
What you'll learn
- Understand the complex area of employment law, including all of the updates that have arisen over the past few years
- Have the ability to develop strong policies and procedures, and templates that may be needed in their organisation
- Recognise areas for improvement and update within their own organisations
- Ensure that their organisation is compliant with employment law and is prepared for an inspection
- Have the ability to deal with complex employment law issues that may arise in their workplace
- Be in a position to advise senior management on how to deal with issues as they arise internally within the company
- Have the confidence to deal with new areas of employment law that will arise in the future
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 6 sessions
Start dates
- Mon 3 Nov 2025 | 09:30 – 13:00 | Online
- Mon 10 Nov 2025 | 09:30 – 13:00 | Online
- Mon 17 Nov 2025 | 09:30 – 13:00 | Online
- Mon 24 Nov 2025 | 09:30 – 13:00 | Online
- Mon 1 Dec 2025 | 09:30 – 13:00 | Online
- Mon 8 Dec 2025 | 09:30 – 13:00 | Online
Who's it for?
HR professionals and senior people within organisations with responsibility for the area of HR who require an up-to-date and current view of Employment Law.
Delivery
This programme will be highly interactive with case studies, examples of new cases and scenarios and with question-and-answer sessions peppered throughout the training to ensure all questions are answered.
This programme will be delivered by programme directors who deal with employment law issues on a daily basis.
Subjects
- Contracts
- Terms of Employment Information Act
- Minimum Notice legislation
- Atypical Workers
- Independent Contractors
- Part-time Work
- Fixed-term workers
- Temporary Agency Workers
- Banded hours Workers
- Employment Equality Act
- Discrimination
- Harassment and Bullying (new Code of Practice)
- Victimisation
- Recruitment and Selection
- Application Form
- Interviews
- Preemployment checks
- References
- Data Protection – GDPR
- Employee Relations
- Grievances
- Overview of trade unions and recognition
- Workplace Relations Commission
- Labour Court
- Organisation of Working Time Act
- Working time
- Rest breaks
- Annual Leave and Public Holiday
- Right to Disconnect
- Maternity Leave
- Adoptive Leave
- Parental Leave and Force Majeure
- Carers Leave
- Paternity Leave
- Parents Leave
- Jury Duty
- Work Life Balance
- Mobile Working / Working from home / Flexible working
- Health and Safety
- Workplace Stress
- Protected Disclosures
- Transfer of Undertakings
- The Unfair Dismissals Act
- Probation
- Substantive / Procedures
- Constructive Dismissals
- The rules of natural justice
- Poor performers ,including sick leave and capability
- Gross misconduct
- Conducting Investigations
- Working from home
- COVID-related – breach of company protocols or government guidance
About Ibec Academy
We are the specialists who deal with the thorny issues faced by employers every day in key areas such as Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Employee Relations, Management, Employment Law, and Occupational Safety and Health.
We advise and represent companies in these areas every day, and this knowledge and practical know-how then informs all of the programmes we design and run.
The learning is based on real examples, which teach you how to get things right the first time and avoid mistakes that are costly and time-consuming to resolve. Our facilitators are experts in their fields, which brings the learning to life and gives participants practical takeaways, insights, and action plans that can be implemented in the workplace.
