Trade Unions & Employment Law

Introduction

The law surrounding trade unions is complex and there is a need for employers to act swiftly. When relationships work well, trade unions can play an important role in the workplace. When things go wrong, however, there can be serious practical and financial consequences for the employer and longer-term industrial relations concerns.
Hear some of the UK’s leading experts in trade union / employment law put the law into context and provide you with practical and strategic guidance on critical issues. Read more >>

Benefits

Practical guidance on the key issues including:

• Investigating the employer’s and union’s duties as well as the process in relation to recognition requests
  
• Getting to grips with collective agreements, TUPE and derecognition and enforceability
  
• Consulting with unions in relation to multiple redundancies and TUPE transfers
  
• Investigating the challenges surrounding industrial action including injunctions, remedies and unfair dismissal protections

Who Should Attend

Join practising employment lawyers (both in the private and public sectors, as well as private practice), HR professionals, equal opportunity advisers and employee relations at this important conference. Past attendees have included solicitors, associates and partners, legal directors, employee relations professionals, HR professionals and legal counsel.