Employment Law Training for Charities

Key Legal Concepts:

  • What is discrimination? – everyday versus legal definitions
  • What is a disability? – Equality Act definition
  • Basic employment rights – such as the right not to have unlawful deductions from salary, and the right not to suffer unfair dismissal – when will a dismissal be fair?
  • Equality Act rights:
    • Direct Discrimination – how to identify this
    • Indirect Discrimination
    • Reasonable adjustments (including what happens if there are changing demands?)
    • Discrimination Arising from Disability
    • Victimization
    • Harassment
  • Disclosing disability – the legal position

Practical Aspects

  • Whether to disclose a disability when applying for a post – pros and cons
  • When to disclose a disability if you are offered a role
    • Do you need adjustments to do the job?
    • Do others need to know of the disability in any event?
  • Help – for example, Access to Work
  • Getting adjustments made when in work
  • What to do if you have a job and become a disabled person
  • Sickness absence – practical considerations and adjustments
  • Raising complaints – grievances and the Employment Tribunal

Duration: 2½ hours

We charge very competitive rates to charities and other third sector organisations, please enquire if you are interested by contacting Eric Appleby at eric@dls.org.uk

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