Certificate in UK Employment Regulations: Overview
-- viewing nowThe Certificate in UK Employment Regulations: Overview is a crucial course for anyone working or planning to work in the UK's dynamic and complex employment sector. This certificate program focuses on essential employment law areas, including working time regulations, discrimination, contracts of employment, and employee rights.
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• Introduction to UK Employment Regulations: Overview of the legal framework governing employment in the UK, including key sources of law and main principles.
• Employment Status: Understanding the differences between employees, workers, and self-employed individuals, and the legal implications of each status.
• Recruitment and Discrimination: Exploring the legal requirements around fair recruitment, equal opportunities, and avoiding discrimination.
• Contracts of Employment: Learning about the essential elements of a contract of employment, variation, and termination.
• Wages and Working Time: Examining the regulations around pay, including the national minimum wage, and working time, including maximum weekly hours, rest breaks, and the right to paid leave.
• Health and Safety: Understanding the employer's duties to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their employees, and the employees' responsibilities.
• Discrimination, Harassment, and Victimisation: Identifying the different forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and victimisation, and the steps employers can take to prevent them.
• Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures: Setting out the legal requirements for handling grievances and disciplinary issues, including the ACAS code of practice.
• Redundancy and Dismissal: Covering the legal requirements for making redundancies and the fair reasons for dismissal.
• Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE): Explaining the legal implications of TUPE when a business or undertaking is transferred to a new employer.
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Entry Requirements
- Basic understanding of the subject matter
- Proficiency in English language
- Computer and internet access
- Basic computer skills
- Dedication to complete the course
No prior formal qualifications required. Course designed for accessibility.
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This course provides practical knowledge and skills for professional development. It is:
- Not accredited by a recognized body
- Not regulated by an authorized institution
- Complementary to formal qualifications
You'll receive a certificate of completion upon successfully finishing the course.
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