EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE – 31 JANUARY 2017
WITH GUEST SPEAKER, DR ANDREW DICKSON
MANAGING EMPLOYEE STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
THORNBURY GOLF CENTRE – M5 (JUNCTIONS 14/16)
Its time again for our 18th bi-annual Employment Law Update designed to keep HR managers up to date with everything they need to know about employment law. As always, we will examine the latest developments in employment law including the implications of Brexit and the latest on gender pay gap reporting.
The Health and Safety Executive estimate that in 2015/2016, 11.7 million working days were lost in the UK due to employees suffering from stress, anxiety and depression. We will look at how to deal with this difficult area of employment law. We are pleased to be joined by occupational health physician, Dr Andrew Dickson who will explore the reasons why people become stressed, anxious or depressed. He will then discuss the techniques used to treat mental health problems as well as explaining some of the positive steps that employers can take to help reduce the risk to their employees.
Programme:
10.30 – Introduction
10.45 – The law on stress, anxiety and depression
- What is stress?
- The definition of disability
- How to manage sickness absence
- Holidays and sickness absence
- Permanent health insurance
- Dismissal for ill health
11.45 Coffee
12.00 – Managing employee stress, anxiety and depression – Dr Andrew Dickson
- How the mind works
- Why we become stressed, anxious and depressed
- Medication; the helpful and unhelpful effects
- Psychotherapy, counselling and other talking therapies
- Relaxation and mindfulness
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Round up of latest developments in employment law including:
- Gender pay gap reporting
- Holidays, holiday pay, overtime and commission
- Apprenticeship levy – the levy is due to come into force in April 2017
14.45 – Case law roundup including cases on;
- Ensuring settlement agreements are valid
- Comparators in equal pay claims (the Asda case)
- Who is a worker (the Uber case)
- Procedural defects in dismissal cases
- Working time and rest breaks
15.30 – Close
Booking Information
£135 plus VAT per delegate (includes lunch)
FREE for ELAA clients of Scrase Employment Solicitors
Please contact Martin Augustus on 0117 985 1025
or maugustus@scraselaw.com to book a place.
