Managing Flexible Work and Parental Leave

Course Code: FWP

 

The legal landscape on flexible work practices has changed in recent years. Employers have certain obligations regarding the accommodation of employees who wish to work flexibly. These obligations include important process requirements, as well as rules around which employees are entitled to work flexibly.

 

The laws on parental leave continue to evolve. This programme will ensure you have an up to date understanding of your obligations towards employees taking parental leave and returning from parental leave.

 

This programme will provide participants with the tools required to navigate the complex environment where employees wish to work more flexibly or take parental leave. This programme provides a framework for dealing with these issues.

Learning Content

 

This half day session will cover the following topics:

•    Outline of the legislative, industrial, and policy/contract basis for entitlements to parental leave and requests for flexibility

•    Discussion of recent discrimination and unfair dismissal cases dealing with these scenarios

•    Managing complaints

•    Best practice principles in this area

 

 

Learning Outcomes

 

At the conclusion of this programme, participants will:

•    Be familiar with your organisation’s legal obligations

•    Understand how your organisation’s policies apply and be able to fill in the gaps

•    Be provided with strategies to apply when considering employees who wish to work flexibly

•    Understand how to manage complaints

 

 

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