This highly interactive workshop will provide learners with the tools and knowledge to manage workplace issues effectively and ensure they understand the steps required when following a disciplinary process. Learners will appreciate what is best practice as well as their legal obligations, reducing an organisation’s risk and exposure to litigation.
This workshop will include:
The disciplinary procedure
Informal vs formal process
Roles in the process
Key aspects of investigating
Planning and preparation
Structuring the meeting
Making your decision
Managing appeals
The legal context
Applying your knowledge
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By attending this workshop learners will be able to
Handle workplace problems informally, effectively and confidently
Understand the steps required for dealing with disciplinary issues
Conduct a disciplinary meeting with a clear structure and within the law
Understand the legal framework when dealing with disciplinary issues
Foster a positive performance management approach
FACILITATOR
Kate Shepherd is a charismatic employment lawyer who specialises in online employment law training and HR consultancy. She trains and advises a diverse set of employers from small and medium sized enterprises to charities, PLCs and international companies, as well as taking board level director roles for some clients. Prior to establishing her consultancy, Kate Shepherd Associates in 2005, Kate qualified as a solicitor, and practised employment law at a senior level with a leading firm in the Midlands.
Kate is an associate for leading organisations involved in learning and development including the CIPD, Pearson Business School and MBL Seminars and has published a leading textbook “Advising Effectively on the Employment Aspects in a Corporate Transaction – A Practical Guide for Junior Lawyers”
