Employment Law Essentials for Small Employers
Employment law can feel overwhelming – but getting it right is essential for protecting your business, safeguarding your reputation, and building strong relationships with your team. In this free 60-minute webinar, we’ll break down the key legal obligations every small employer must know – from ensuring your contracts are legally sound to handling inevitable employee issues correctly.
Whether you’re new to employing people or just need a refresher, join us to ensure you’re compliant and equipped to manage your workforce confidently.
29 May, 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Employment law applies to every business, regardless of size. But for small businesses, the consequences of getting it wrong can be even more damaging.
Without the luxury of dedicated HR teams, many small business owners manage people instinctively, often without being fully aware of their legal obligations. Important protections like contracts, policies, and fair processes can sometimes be lacking – leaving businesses vulnerable to disputes, claims, and unexpected costs.
Hosted by Senior Employment Law Adviser and Solicitor Calum Maclean, this 60-minute session will go back to basics – providing an essential overview of employment law for small businesses so that you can manage your team with greater confidence, compliance, and peace of mind.
What's on the agenda?
- Why employment law matters: Understand why small employers must take their obligations seriously, the costs of non-compliance, and the common pitfalls that can put your reputation and finances at risk.
- Key legal obligations: Get clear on your core duties, from providing a written statement of employment particulars to paying at least the National Minimum Wage, complying with working time rules, and respecting key statutory rights.
- Hiring basics: Learn how to grow your team the right way, including avoiding discrimination in the recruitment process, conducting pre-employment checks, and managing probation periods now and in the future.
- Managing employees day-to-day: Understand the rules around working hours, breaks, and holiday entitlement, and how to manage issues like sickness absence, performance, and flexible working requests compliantly.
- Resolving issues: Learn how to manage employee complaints, conflicts, and misconduct in line with legal requirements, including the key steps for conducting fair disciplinary and grievance procedures.
- Ending employment: Understand how to terminate employment properly, including complying with notice period requirements and reducing the risk of unfair dismissal claims.
Got a question?
Submit your queries when registering – we’ll address as many as possible during the session.
Can't make the live session?
No problem – register anyway and we’ll send you the on-demand recording along with a suite of helpful resources to support you in managing employment law and HR challenges confidently.
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HR Course: 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.
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“Having attended a few WorkNest webinars, I am always impressed with the no-nonsense, well-balanced guidance they provide. Their advice gives me confidence to deal with situations that may arise in an appropriate way and the fact that they follow up with answers to all the questions posed during the webinar is an added bonus.”
Mary Greig, Scaled Solutions
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Protecting organisations and achieving results
Owing to our unrivalled support and expertise, we’re consistently high achievers when it comes to protecting organisations and achieving results.
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More employment lawyers
Across our non-SRA and SRA entities, we have over three times as many qualified employment lawyers than any of our larger competitors, guaranteeing the best possible advice.
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Reduced claims risk
Our Employment Law clients are nearly four times less likely to face a Tribunal claim compared to the national average, and almost twice as likely to successfully defend one.
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Qualified consultants
All of our Health & Safety specialists are IOSH qualified (or equivalent), mainly Chartered or Graduate, ensuring they possess the skills and expertise to support you effectively.
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Years of experience
Together, our experts have over 1,500 years’ collective experience of supporting organisations with their compliance, so you can be sure you’re in safe hands.
Who we work with
Proud to support over 40,000 UK employers
Our clients range from small businesses with fewer than 50 staff at a single location, through to large household names employing thousands of people at multiple sites across the UK. Whatever your size or sector, we have solutions to suit your needs.
