Employment Law and HR
HR Training
The right HR training makes for more effective managers, a better understanding of best practice, and a happier, more engaged workforce. All of this means increased productivity and efficiency, as well as reduced risk of Employment Tribunal claims.
Developed and delivered by HR experts, our engaging training workshops can be provided to a wide range of groups, ranging from an entire business keen to upskill their team to a group of HR managers looking to refresh their knowledge.
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Our most popular courses include
eLearning
Engaging, cost-effective and designed to have a direct impact on your organisation, e-Learning allows staff to complete courses anytime, anywhere – all they need is internet access.
Effective Recruitment & Onboarding
The impact of poor recruitment practices can be felt in financial terms, loss of productivity, wasted management time, and even reputational damage. Recruiting the right person first time is essential to your organisation’s success. This two-part course will equip managers with skills and best practices in recruitment and selection, enabling them to identify, attract and retain the best talent available.
Employment Law Essentials for Managers
This two-part course provides an essential overview of the key areas of employment law and how they impact everyday work situations. Delegates will acquire the knowledge and skills to prevent or approach common workplace issues confidently and compliantly, helping you to mitigate the risk of disputes and increasing your prospects of defending any Employment Tribunal claims.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality & Diversity training can create a more inclusive workforce – and reduce the risk of costly and time-consuming complaints, disciplinary action and Employment Tribunal claims – through encouraging greater awareness and understanding of the different protected characteristics and types of discrimination and harassment.
Leading Your Team
Managers are responsible for workloads, individuals, and team cohesion, which can be a lot to juggle. This thought-provoking two-part course explores how to effectively manage your team in this context, from defining the remit of your role as a manager to understanding different needs and developing team culture. It will also help delegates understand their management style and how to adapt in order to be successful.
Managing Conflict
Ensuring managers can quickly identify and handle conflict within their teams is crucial to a successful organisation. This training course helps organisations adopt a proactive approach to people and relationship management, reducing the likelihood of conflicts arising or escalating into disruptive and costly disputes.
Managing Difficult Conversations
This course identifies the types of difficult conversations managers may face and explores constructive tools and techniques to deal with common management challenges. Through discussions and activities, we identify what makes a conversation difficult, how to address it, and ways to increase the chances of a positive outcome.
Managing Disabilities in the Workplace
UK equality and discrimination laws provide special protections for those who have a disability. Awards of compensation for disability discrimination are uncapped and claims can be costly – both financially and in terms of reputation. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities and considerations relevant when managing staff with a mental or physical disability.
Managing Grievances & Disciplinaries
Disciplinary and grievance procedures aren’t simply a mechanism for imposing sanctions – they are an aid to effective management, enabling you to resolve issues fairly and consistently. This includes the ability to undertake effective and legally compliant investigations. This two-part course will help managers develop their knowledge and confidence in handling disciplinary and grievance matters.
Managing Mental Health at Work
Poor mental health affects one in four people each year. Despite this, only 24% of managers have received training on mental health at work. This can lead to issues going undetected, employees not receiving the support they need, and a decline in overall performance. This course will increase your knowledge and confidence to help you open up supportive conversations and address concerns effectively. Find out moreManaging Neurodiversity at Work
Neurodiversity refers to the naturally occurring differences in the way that our minds work; no two brains are quite the same. There are aspects of the workplace that might present challenges for neurodivergent staff and their managers. This course will help delegates to better understand neurodiversity and support neurodivergent employees to enable them to thrive in the workplace.
Managing Performance
Effective performance management is key to engagement, motivation, and talent retention. Through case studies and practical exercises, this course brings to life the benefits of proactive and consistent performance management, from setting clear expectations to addressing poor performance cases.
Managing Sickness Absence
Employee absence is the biggest non-recoverable cost to your organisation, making absence management an essential skill for managers. Whether dealing with short intermittent absence or long-term incapacity, this course will help you to address issues effectively and strike the right balance between the needs of the organisation and your duty of care to employees.
Managing Restructures & Redundancies
Managing a restructure and potential redundancies is one of the hardest task for managers or HR to undertake. This session will cover the key aspects of the process, identify common pitfalls, and outline the legal risks associated with redundancy and restructuring exercises to help you ensure fairness and minimise exposure to claims.
Menopause Awareness
The potential impacts of the menopause in the workplace are now clearly recognised. Many employees suffer in silence due to a reluctance to seek support. This can lead to poor physical and mental health and feelings of isolation and helplessness, impacting performance, productivity, relationships, and engagement. This course will increase your knowledge and confidence in having supportive conversations with employees.
Social Media in Employment
Whether it’s a Facebook post criticising the employer or a tweet expressing controversial personal views, Tribunals have cautioned employers against over-reacting in cases involving the alleged misuse of social media. This course will teach delegates how to guide employees in using social media wisely and clarity when disciplinary action is warranted.
We also offer a wide range of other courses such as Effective Time Management, Sexual Harassment – Complying with the New Statutory Duty, Developing Your People Plan, and Managing Change. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
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Organisation Development
Refocus, energise and get the most out of your team – and get everyone working together more effectively – with our range of bespoke organisation development solutions.
Fixed-Fee Service
Unlimited advice from dedicated experts, bespoke document drafting and all the tools you need to manage people problems quickly and compliantly.
HR Consultancy
Facing a difficult employee dilemma that you don’t want to deal with alone? Get hands-on support from seasoned HR specialists with consultancy services from WorkNest HR.
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Why choose us?
Experts in Employment Law & HR
At WorkNest, we’re known for our bespoke service and the quality of our support. Not only is our expertise unmatched, but we take the time to know you so that we can function as a true extension of your team.
- Your own small team of dedicated experts
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Director of HR Consulting
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Principal Employment Law Adviser
Client stories
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Gus Hosein
Executive Director, Privacy International
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WorkNest supports our 280 staff members with Employment Law and Health & Safety and has provided quality management training too.”
Lisa Best
Head of Service Delivery, Catalyst Choice
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We get a great deal of comfort and satisfaction knowing that we have support as and when we need it, in a decisive and responsive way.”
Richard Berry
Group HR Director, Culina Group
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We moved our legal support to WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) having previously used a time and line law firm. It was important, though, that an all-inclusive fee structure did not come at the expense of quality. Thankfully we’ve been delighted with the service we’ve received from WorkNest.”
Chief Executive
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What we recognised in WorkNest is the background that they have. They are able to supply knowledge and experience in a number of disciplines, which enables us to develop our business in a way that’s safe, to do it on time and with a quality to it.”
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Director of Human Resources and Health & Safety,
Bluestone National Park Resort
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Celia McKeon
Chief Executive, The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT)
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As the company started to get larger, we knew we had to protect our employees and our contractors both onsite and in the offices. WorkNest is exactly what we needed to move the company forward.”
Joanne Beaver
Operations Director, Beaverfit
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Pineapple have worked with the team at WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) since 2003, and we have built a trusted partnership together. We particularly like WorkNest’s concise and practical advice concerning employment law/HR issues and also appreciate their totally supportive approach in all areas of health and safety.”
General Manager
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