A RESIDENTIAL COURSE TAKING A PRACTICAL LOOK AT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT LAW

EMPLOYMENT LAWSUMMER SCHOOL

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• All inclusive residential summer school at one of Oxford University’s best known and most beautiful colleges

• Expert course tutors sharing practical experience

• A variety of lectures, case studies and workshops, with ample opportunity to question the lecturers both in class and informally

• Full notes are provided to act as an invaluable reference tool when you get back to the office

• A full and varied social programme has been designed to complement your stay in Oxford and to give you a great opportunity to make new contacts in your profession

• Delegates completing the course receive a specially designed Certificate of Attendance

• Bring your team – Group discounts apply• Focussed update on developments in

an area of the law subject to substantial review and change

Some of the many reasons that the Summer School has proved so popular

Past delegates have included HR directors // HR professionals // Company secretaries // Finance directors // In-house lawyersMany of our organisations come back year after year

THIS YEAR WE WILL BE TAKING THE SUMMER SCHOOL TO OXFORD AND STUDYING AT BEAUTIFUL PEMBROKE COLLEGE

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Optional Back-to-Basics workshop and early registration during the evening of Tuesday 8th September 2015

Incredibly useful and well-paced, the new developments and future law were particularly useful. Great mix of people and I enjoyed the social side tooBritish Airways

Great experience! Very informative and interesting. I like the pragmatic approachCambridge University Press

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EMPLOYMENT LAWSUMMER SCHOOL

14th ANNUAL

The Annual Employment Law Summer School has continued to be extremely successful. It is now in it’s 14th year and has become an established fixture in many HR professionals’ diaries.

THE SUMMER SCHOOL HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR DELEGATES TO:

• Focus on the latest developments in employment law

• Learn from the intensive programme in unique surroundings away from the usual distractions

• Develop skills in employment law and, more importantly, get practical advice about how to apply it to your business

• Socialise and network with fellow delegates who will undoubtedly be experiencing similar issues to yourself

• Discuss issues with the trainers formally and informally over the three days

• Bring a team. Opportunity to develop your team outside of your usual working environment.

• Mixture of lectures and smaller workshops

• Interaction and discussion encouraged throughout the course

• Emphasis on practical application of information covered

• Real life case studies and situations

• Rapid fire sessions – giving you the opportunity to raise your queries on any employment law topic

The Summer School’s full and varied social timetable has been designed to complement the thorough working programme and ensure delegates have the opportunity to network informally and to make the most of their stay in Oxford and the historic college surroundings.

SUMMER SCHOOL – COURSE STYLE

Group discounts apply and seminar rooms can be made available for team meetings or team building exercises.

Excellent intensive programme, excellent presenters, good networking opportunities, varied and relevant subjectsCompass Minerals UK

A relevant and interesting course. Very worthwhile and pragmatic advice. A great experience with interesting people in a lovely placeHellermann Tyton

Excellent opportunity to network with other professionals from different sectors and update my employment law knowledge in a wonderful settingCastle Point Borough Council

WHAT OUR DELEGATES SAY

Bring your team!

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This optional workshop will be run between 5pm and 7pm on the evening of Tuesday 8th September. It was developed because we realised that the Summer School caters for a range of levels of experience and knowledge. The workshop outlines the basic principles of employment law allowing everyone to start the Summer School the next day on a similar footing. Not only do those who have not studied employment law find it useful but many delegates attend it as a refresher to remind them of principles they have learnt before but have not used recently. The workshop is led by Stephen Taylor who is a lecturer at Exeter University.

What is the back- to-basics workshop?

PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 9TH – FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2015 PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD

EARLY REGISTRATION TUESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2015

Optional back to basics workshop Stephen Taylor It is not essential to attend the back to basics workshop but many delegates, especially those who have not been to our summer school before, find it a useful way of making contact with other delegates and refreshing some important principles prior to the start of the course.

• The employment contract

• Unfair dismissal law

• The basic principles of discrimination

Dinner in the Great Hall

DAY ONE WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2015

Introduction and welcome to the Summer School from Sandra Wallace UK Head of Employment at DLA Piper

New developments in employment law and future reforms.

In light of the General Election on 7 May 2015 we will look at all the key updates on developments and proposals to ensure you are fully prepared for all HR legal issues, which have been introduced or are on the horizon. The Conservative party has stated its intention to make many changes to employment law especially in relation to industrial action and picketing. Flagship proposals relate to the voting thresholds, which will be needed to make strike action lawful. There are also proposals to limit the time for which a strike ballot can be effective. The Conservatives also propose a British bill of rights to replace the Human Rights Act 1998. Changes are also proposed for zero hours contracts, maternity pay for the self-employed and capping the payments which can be made to redundant public sector workers.

Labour’s pre election focus is on increasing the minimum wage, further legislation to support equal pay, increasing free child care, abolishing employment tribunal fees, bringing back the concept of 3rd party harassment (which the Conservative government removed), addressing perceived pay and conditions issues in the labour market in relation to TUPE and use of short term and fixed term contracts to avoid employment rights and promoting the living wage.

Liberal democrats will look to make improvements in the national minimum wage, increase paternity leave, inspect employers to check they comply with employment law and introduce measures to support unrepresented litigants.

UKIP would leave the EU, repeal the Human Rights Act, change zero hours contracts and legislate so employers would be entitled to discriminate in favour of young British workers.

Of course some of these pre-election proposals will never be implemented; some may be affected if there is a coalition government. In our first session we will look at the key developments, which matter and discuss their significance for practitioners.

We will cover:

• Latest proposals for Zero Hours Contracts and proposed changes.

• Agency workers including the impact of Moran and others v Ideal Cleaning Services Limited and the review of the Agency Worker Regulations

• Industrial action

• Key developments and risks for employers in holiday calculations, holiday pay assessment and historical claims for holiday pay. This session will cover all key holiday pay issues including the impact of decisions for your businesses in Lock v British Gas Trading and others and Bear Scotland v Fulton

• We will also look at the tricky issues which often arise with holiday, including holiday and sickness, part time work and Working Time Regulations holiday contrasted with contractual holiday entitlement

• Working time – is the British opt out from the 48-hour week still under threat?

• Judicial review of employment tribunal fees and the compensation cap in tribunals – what is the current state of the law, what developments can we expect and what impact have fees and the compensation cap had?

• Equal Pay and the impact of Brierley v Asda Stores Limited

• Data protection – what do you need to know about Data Subject Access Requests changes

TUPE and outsourcing

An overview, tactics, and essential update. We will use case studies to illustrate key legal issues and changes.

Case study – Sickness and incapacity and the impact of the health and work serviceManaging sickness and incapacity continues to be one of the key challenges for employers – keen to do the right thing by their employees but also to ensure proper standards of performance. In our practice we are asked regularly about disability, adjustments, the use of occupational health, what is a “reasonable employer” expected to do and when can s/he say they have exhausted their obligations and might terminate employment. The new Health and Work Service is expected to be fully implemented by the time our summer school takes place and we will look at its impact for employers including the referral service for employees who have been absent for more than 4 weeks.

This session will include a brief recap on disability law as it relates to ill health in the workplace to give context to the case study.

Rapid fire questions

Our traditional rapid fire time is your chance to ask any questions (which you can send anonymously in advance) on any employment issue – whether it is in our programme or not.

ACTIVITIESDinner in the Great Hall followed by quiz in the college bar

The Summer School was amazing. Really good setting, rooms, catering and evening arrangements were excellent but best of all, employment law was brought to life by excellent speakersS G Gaming/Scientific Games Corporation

This was my first Summer School and I found it very helpful and thought that the style/mix of delivery was excellent. I would recommend to others and hope to return in future yearsMetro AG

It was effective and well-organised. I would recommend others to attend within my organisation and will consider returningEstée Lauder

The Summer School was extremely well planned and very informative. The mock tribunal was excellent and overall I thought the Summer School was a fantastic experienceUPS

PEMBROKE COLLEGE

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY AT ONE OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGES

Founded in 1624, informality and distinction have always rubbed shoulders at Pembroke. This was Samuel Johnson’s college, as well as JRR Tolkien’s and Senator J. William Fulbright’s. The College counts Lord (Michael) Heseltine and US Senator Richard Lugar among its alumni, together with more than one recent Permanent Secretary of the British Foreign Office. A string of remarkable scientists studied and taught here in the 18th and 19th centuries, among them chemist Thomas Beddoes and astronomer Nathaniel Bliss, sharing life in the College with outstanding theologians and lawyers, including John Moore who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1783 and the celebrated jurist Sir William Blackstone. James Smithson, whose testamentary wishes led to the founding of the institution which bears his name in Washington, also studied here. Recent Masters include the neurologist and record-breaking runner, Sir Roger Bannister, senior Middle Eastern diplomat Sir Geoffrey Arthur and Professor of Law, Robert Stevens. In addition to a Governing Body of 38 Fellows and 4 Advisory Fellows (alumni who lend their professional experience to Pembroke as Trustees or non-executive members of the Governing Body), it has just under 400 Undergraduates, as well as around 30 Visiting Students from the USA and about 100 Graduate Students.

YOUR STAY AT PEMBROKE COLLEGE

All meals and accommodation are included in the price of the Summer School. Accommodation will be provided in ensuite rooms. These are the College’s student rooms and provide clean but basic accommodation. All rooms have towels (bath and hand), bedlinen, a welcome pack (containing shampoo, soap etc), and tea and coffee making facilities. Internet access is available in all of the bedrooms. Most of our meals will be taken in the College’s magnificent Great Hall which is an experience in itself.

Car Parking – There is no car park and parking in the centre of Oxford is very limited. We strongly recommend you travel by public transport, the college is within a close distance of the coach and train stations. We will send full details of car parks and maps with our joining instructions.

Social Programme – The social programme gives you the chance to meet and network with fellow delegates which, from our experience, is a hugely important part of this kind of course. As well as being here to learn we also want you to enjoy the experience of staying in such a beautiful college. This year’s optional activities include a quiz night, Ghost Tour around Oxford plus dinner at a local restaurant.

WEDNESDAY 9TH – FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2015 PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD

DAY TWO THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2015

Occupational health

Dr Nerys Williams, Occupational Health Expert will give a presentation on the new “fit to work” regime and role of occupational health.

We will then look at a case study focusing on sickness incapacity and disability - including mental and physical impairments with a discussion of adjustments and the employer’s obligation.

Redundancy update

Redundancy, restructuring, reorganisation and contract change including the imapct of Woolworths. Despite changes in the economy, employers are still managing their workforces actively whether through redundancy, contract changes or reorganisation. We will look at the individual and collective consultation obligations and risk management for claims avoidance. We will use case studies to illustrate how to achieve change. We will update you on the current state of the law following the Ethel Austin and Woolworths cases in the European court and the key issue of how to calculate redundancy numbers for collective consultation in many-sited enterprises.

Rapid fire questions

Another opportunity for you to ask any of your knotty questions on any employment related subject.

Grievance

Extended/Interactive case study on a grievance which leads to an internal investigation involving claims of discrimination/whistleblowing/work related stress/disability with issues around data subject access requests, privilege, confidentiality and privacy. The case study involves a female middle management employee who claims she has been sexually harassed at work in the UK and during work conferences in New York and Czech Republic by a senior manager. The case study will involve working in teams to interview various employees and juggling the need for confidentiality against business risks. The purpose is to give an in depth understanding of how to conduct a successful investigation and reach a conclusion with minimum risk of litigation from anyone.

ACTIVITIESGhost Tour followed by dinner in a local restaurant

DAY THREE FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2015

Family friendly update

• Unpaid parental leave – impact of changed age limits for taking the leave

• Children and Families Act 2014 – what are the changes for shared parental leave and pay and what are the challenges for employers?

• Time off arrangements

• Adopting children from outside the UK- employers’ obligations

• Right to return to work after adoption

• Flexible working – current law and how the regime operates. Update on claims

Discrimination and whistleblowing essential update

• Caste discrimination

• Obesity discrimination

• Whistleblowing protection

Case law nuggets

This session will contain an update on the key case law decisions both in the UK and Europe which are most likely to have an impact on you over the coming year.

Questions

Your final opportunity to pose any unanswered questions.

Close and lunch

Advance can deliver bespoke courses for your organisation. If you have any training needs please contact us to discuss further.

Call Rachel Cook on 0161 235 4562 or email rachel.cook@dlapiper.com

In-company training

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Sandra Wallace, UK Head of Employment, DLA Piper

Sandra has a market leading reputation in the UK – acting for stand out national and international clients on the full remit of employment law services. She offers strategic and commercial advice on business reorganisations, executive disputes and employee relations particularly complex disciplinary and grievance matters. Sandra has built up a reputation acting on high level discrimination and equality and diversity matters and is able to support clients on their complete employment law requirements.

Jonathan Hearn, DLA Piper and Mary Clarke, DLA Piper

Jonathan and Mary are both senior practising employment lawyers and advise major UK and international employers on all aspects of employment law, contentious and non-contentious. Both Mary and Jonathan are also principal employment law trainers for DLA Piper, developing and delivering numerous in-house programmes, as well as being regular speakers on our Advance public programmes. Jonathan and Mary have both played an integral part in the design and presentation of previous Summer Schools and this year will be co-hosting the programme.

OTHER SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDEStephen Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, University of Exeter Business School

Stephen teaches employment law, employee resourcing and reward management on MA and MBA courses. Previously he taught at the Manchester School of Management at UMIST and before that held a series of personnel management posts in the NHS and hotel industry. He is the CIPD’s national examiner for its ‘Managing in a Business Context’ paper and is the author/co-author of five books on employer resourcing and human resources management topics.

Nerys Williams, Occupational Health Expert

Dr Nerys Williams qualified in Manchester and then worked in a number of hospital and general practice posts before qualifying as a specialist in occupational medicine. She worked for 12 years in the Health and Safety Executive latterly as a Senior Medical Inspector and Head of the Employment Medical Advisory Service before joining the Department for Work and Pensions in a strategy and health policy role as Principal Occupational Physician. She left DWP in 2011 and has since worked for Capita on DWP contracts including, currently, the new Fit for Work service. Nerys is also an Honorary Associate Professor at Warwick Medical School and the author of 3 books on occupational health topics.Her occupational health interests include the employment implications of obesity.

ABOUT ADVANCEWe provide training courses, seminars and conferences for everyone with an interest in the legal topis including HR professionals and line managers from both private and public sector organisations.Our training programmes help senior executives and operational managers increase their understanding of how legislation and regulation affects how they manage their business. Our seminar style programmes are interactive, covering the practical impacts of current and future legislation and case decisions. Our courses are led by experienced lecturers who are at the front line both as practising lawyers and HR professionals. Our courses are highly valued and a large number of delegates and organisations are repeat bookers.

• Operational for 19 years

• Law Society accredited courses qualify for personnel professional development hours

• 96% of delegates rated our courses excellent or good

• Numbers limited to ensure maximum delegate satisfaction

• Money-back guarantee in the unlikely event of the course failing to meet expectations

• All trainers are experienced lawyers or HR consultants who understand the practicalities of the law

• Coursebooks are written by a HR specialist

• All our courses are complemented with programme, coursebook, checklists and summaries, comprehensive slides and interactive case studies

16.30-18.30 Optional early registration

17.00 Back-to-Basics workshop

19.00 Buffet dinner and drinks

8.00 Breakfast

8.30 Coffee and registration

9.00 Start of Summer School

17.00 End of day one

19.30 Dinner followed by quiz

8.00 Breakfast

9.00 Start day two

17.00 End of day two

18.00 -19.15 Ghost Tour of Oxford

19.30 Dinner at a local restaurant

8.00 Breakfast

9.00 Start of day three

13.00 Close of Summer School followed by buffet lunch

TUESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2015

WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2015

THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2015

FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2015

Lunch, coffee and tea breaks will be taken at appropriate times during the day

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LEADING SPEAKERS

NEW! EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT LAW SUMMER SCHOOL

Pembroke College, Oxford (Residential) 7th-8th September 2015 (optional arrival 6th September)

Increasingly HR practitioners and in-house counsel from all types of organisations expanding into Europe need to have a grasp of the key principles and practices in the different countries. The aim of our European Employment Law Summer School is to arm you to understand essential employment law issues across multiple jurisdictions and to give you guidance on key issues when employing people internationally. The style of presentation is practical, informal, interactive and using multiple case study examples.

Our unique European Employment Law Summer School brings together specialist employment lawyers from key European jurisdictions to guide you through their legislation and practice and explain how it differs from the UK. It will be of particular value to those who have responsibilities for employment practice and law in jurisdictions in addition to the UK. Of course we cannot make you experts on all aspects of European employment law but we will identify essential points. We will also supply you with a course handbook to support the presentations which will aid your understanding of different jurisdictions.

You will have the opportunity to hold discussions with our lawyers in individual surgeries. We have also designed a full and varied programme of presentations and talks by experts from the relevant jurisdictions. Delegates will have the opportunity to network and the planned social events will ensure you can make the most of your stay in Oxford and the unique historic university environment.

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PHONE ENQUIRIES / CREDIT CARD BOOKINGS Call Rachel Cook on 0161 235 4545 or, alternatively, call National Number 08700 111 111 and ask for Advance.

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POST Please send this booking form or a photocopy, together with your cheque or purchase order number, to Rachel Cook at Advance 101 Barbirolli Square, Manchester M2 3DL.

FEES The delegate fee includes a comprehensive coursebook, all meals and activities.

£1850.00 (PLUS £370.00 VAT) £2220.00

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNTS

A discount is available for bookings received by 30th June 2015.

£1600.00 (PLUS £320.00 VAT) £1920.00

Unless by prior agreement, payments have to be made before the programme takes place. Bookings will be acknowledged with a VAT receipt and joining instructions.

NOTES

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT This programme is suitable for HR and Personnel Professional Development and 15 CPD hours are available.

CANCELLATIONS, SUBSTITUTIONS AND TRANSFERS If you are not able to attend, you may send a substitute. However, a refund cannot be made for cancellations received less than 6 weeks before the course is scheduled to take place.

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