Employee Relations, Trade Unions and the Law

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Employee Relations, Trade Unions and the Law

Hemsley Fraser
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Course duration: 1 day.

This course is delivered in partnership with JSB.

A comprehensive grounding in the ‘collective’ side of employment law and employee relations.

A thorough understanding of rights and responsibilities in collective matters is essential. This programme covers EU and UK aspects and is ideal for practitioners seeking a comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of this area of law.

Is it right for me?

Designed for HR professionals - particularly in larger organisations - in both the public and private sectors.

What will I learn?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Explain essential elements of trade union law
  • Understand the Info…

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Overview

Course duration: 1 day.

This course is delivered in partnership with JSB.

A comprehensive grounding in the ‘collective’ side of employment law and employee relations.

A thorough understanding of rights and responsibilities in collective matters is essential. This programme covers EU and UK aspects and is ideal for practitioners seeking a comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of this area of law.

Is it right for me?

Designed for HR professionals - particularly in larger organisations - in both the public and private sectors.

What will I learn?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Explain essential elements of trade union law
  • Understand the Information and Consultation Regulations
  • Describe key elements of union recognition
  • Understand collective bargaining in the negotiation of terms and conditions
  • Advise on the law relating to industrial action
  • Adopt appropriate employee relations strategies

What will it cover?

Trade Unions, Recognition and Employee Consultation

  • Definition and legal status of trade unions
  • Independence of trade unions
  • Nature and status of collective agreements
  • Recognition and its importance
  • The statutory recognition procedure
  • Recognition rights
  • Disclosure of bargaining information
  • Information and consultation – redundancies, reorganisations and transfers of undertakings
  • European Works Councils
  • Information and Consultation of employees
  • The European Company Statute

Industrial Action and the Individual

  • Effect on the contract of employment
  • Effect on statutory employment rights
  • Deductions from pay
  • Dismissal during industrial action
  • A right to strike?
  • Case study

Liability of a Trade Union for Industrial Action

  • Liability for the economic torts
  • The statutory immunities
  • Removal of the immunities
  • Secondary action, picketing
  • Action to enforce union membership, to impose union recognition, in support of dismissed unofficial strikers
  • Strike notices and strike ballots
  • Liability of a trade union in tort

Freedom of Association: the employer/employee relationship

  • Freedom of association and human rights
  • Refusal of employment for trade union reasons
  • Detriment or dismissal for trade union reasons
  • Dismissal and industrial action
  • Offers of inducements – the individualised contract
  • Case study

Freedom of Association: the member/union relationship

  • Membership rights
  • Enforcement of the rule book contract
  • The right not to be excluded or expelled
  • The right not to be unjustifiably disciplined
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