EEOS Session 2: Employment Rights and Responsibilities

The CIPD Branch in Guernsey

Employment and Equal Opportunity Services will cover what you need to know around employment rights and responsibilities.

Walkers

Please join us for the second of 3 face to face sessions.In this session Employment and Equal Opportunity Services will cover what you need to know around employment rights and responsibilities. - Rights and Responsibilities (9 statutory employee rights)- Things you need to know as an Employer<ul><li>Qualifying Period</li><li>Are agency workers employees?</li><li>Jurisdictional issues</li></ul>- Recap on fair reasons to dismiss- Recap on automatically unfair reasons to dismiss- Case study: Unfair Dismissal (How could this have been avoided?)- Case study: Constructive Unfair Dismissal (Legal tests based on local case law) Speakers:

Sarah Ash - Partner Walkers GuernseySarah leads our Channel Islands Employment Law Group and is the head of our Employment team in Guernsey. She advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. Anaëlle France – EEOS, Advice, Conciliation and Enforcement OfficerWith over two years of experience supporting individuals and employers on employment and discrimination matters. In her current role, Anaëlle delivers tailored advice, manages a caseload of conciliation matters with the aim of resolving disputes before they reach a hearing, and supports the Director with enforcement work to ensure employers are compliant with relevant employment legislation. She is currently working towards her CIPD Level 5 in People Management. Anaëlle played an integral role in the development of the service’s core processes, forms, and templates, and brings a strong working knowledge of employment law and discrimination legislation. Her professional background is in social work, with a focus on child protection and safeguarding—experience that has provided her with a solid foundation of transferable skills that she applies effectively in her current position. Outside of work, Anaëlle enjoys boxing which helps her stay focused, resilient, and goal oriented. Information:Arrival time 12:15 for 12:30 start. Please note:1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the morning of the event.2. Photography and video production may take place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.3. By attending the event, you are giving your consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.4. Please cancel your ticket so someone else can take your place if your plans change and you can no longer make it – there is usually a waitlist for our events.5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.6. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.