Training is not simply about holding a seminar. Veale Wasbrough Vizards training programmes are specifically designed and tailored to meet your business objectives.
To ensure the best results we provide a ‘training process’ which includes:
- Meeting you to discuss training requirements and identify objectives
- Reviewing existing contracts, policies and procedures, together with any particular issues you wish to raise
- Producing a discussion document suggesting the best content for your training programme
- Preparing the final agreed programme. This does not involve formal lectures, but focuses on interactive practical problem solving, working in groups and the total involvement of all participants
- Providing core training material in presentation packs which can be retained for future reference
- Reviewing to ensure the objectives are met. We provide a written summary with suggestions to improve your employment practices going forward
Who do we train?
Training programmes usually focus on:
- HR staff requiring specialist training
- Managers who may require non-specialist employment law training to reinforce their awareness of the HR issues
What is the length of a training programme?
The programme is entirely flexible to meet your requirements:
- Whole day
- Half day
- Series of 2-6 two-hour seminars
Where does the training take place?
Seminars can be held at Veale Wasbrough Vizards in Bristol's city centre, at your premises, or at other locations for away-day events.
Example courses have included:
Awareness training for managers
To consider potential employment law problems that can lead to claims. The aim is to ensure that managers:
- Develop a management style consistent with good employment law and HR practice
- Know about the key problem areas including discrimination, unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, bullying and harassment, data protection and the meaning of the employment contract
- See the problems coming so that they can handle them effectively
Data protection
To ensure that an organisation is compliant in the critical areas of:
- Handling data protection requests
- Knowing what to keep and why
- Dealing with medical records
- Handling references, both given and received
How a disciplinary and dismissal procedure works
This is a case study based on your own disciplinary and dismissal procedure. It tests the problem areas and ensures that it provides a fair process which could stand scrutiny by an Employment Tribunal. The areas covered include:
- Suspension
- The three stages: investigation; disciplinary hearing and appeal
- Who does what?
- What if the employee wants to be accompanied by a solicitor?
- What if witnesses are reluctant to come forward?
- What if the employee goes off sick with stress?
- How to arrive at a decision
Leave entitlements - the complete picture
This subject is currently under review in light of the Employment Act. The course considers:
- Maternity leave and pay - the new rules
- Paternity leave and pay - the new rules
- Adoption leave and pay - the new rules
- Parental leaveDependent care leave
- Annual leave and public holidays
- Sick leave
- Career breaks
- "Compassionate" leave
- Time off for public duties
Mediation skills in employee relations
This innovative course is designed for HR professionals or other managers who have to handle conflicts in the workplace. The key skills covered include:
- Effective communication
- The principles of negotiation
- Mediating conflict situations
Employment law updates
The speed of change in employment law makes it a constant battle to keep up to date. The update courses provide an overview of recent developments.
Training based on your firm's issues
All organisations have some areas needing improvement. We help you develop your own solutions, for example:
- Unacceptable absence or timekeeping
- High staff turnover
- Poor morale
- Too much time spent resolving staff problems
- Ineffective employee procedures
Cost
Each Veale Wasbrough Vizards training programme is tailored to meet your requirements and at a cost to meet your budget.
As a guide, a one-day session with a member of the Employment Law Team will cost £1,000 plus VAT which includes all six steps in the training process. All proposals are fully costed from the outset with no obligation to proceed.
For expressing an interest in such training, please e-mail Julie Davies.
