martin searle solicitors and Mayo Wynne Baxter are joining forces to help employers understand a raft of new legislation. In the wake of the Equality Act and extra rules on long-term sickness, martin searle solicitors and Mayo Wynne Baxter will lead the Employment Law Update on 17th June, 2010. This informal event is part of a series run by pressure group LEADER (Local Employers Acting on Diversity, Equality and Race).
Designed for anyone with people management responsibilities working in the private or public sector, the Employment Law Update is taking place at 8.30am to 10.30am 17th June, 2010 at Brighton’s Holiday Inn.
LEADER’s Employment Law Update is led by Fiona Martin of martin searle solicitors and Mayo Wynne Baxter’s Martin Williams. It is divided into two parts:
PART I What is new about the Equality Act?
- How discrimination law will be harmonised and extended
- Cover for “associative” and “perceptive” discrimination
- The concept of justification
- Third-party harassment
- The extent of positive discrimination
- The limitations on pre-employment health questionnaires
- When payis and is not a secret
PART II Managing ill health in the workplace and avoiding disability discrimination
- Adopting a fair procedure to any dismissal
- Ill health as a reason for dismissal
- The new Statement of Fitness for Work “Fit Notes”
- Disability and employment law
- What is disability discrimination and how has this changed with theintroduction of the Equality Act
This seminar is free to LEADER members and a one-off fee of £15 to £25 for non-members can go towards annual membership. Email liz.kite@brighton-hove.co.uk or call 01273 291 577 to book.
