Employment Law Update- The Equality Act

Mayo Wynne Baxter's Employment team are presenting at an Employment Law Update on 17th June as part of a series of events run by pressure group LEADER (Local Employers Acting on Diversity, Equality and Race).

Designed for people working in both the private and public sector, the Employment Law Update is taking place at 8.30am to 10.30am on 17th June at Brighton’s Holiday Inn.

The seminar will cover: 

PART I-What is new about the Equality Act?

- How discrimination law will be harmonised and extended
- Cover for "associative" and "perceptive" discrimination
- The concept of justification
- Third party harassment
- The extent of positive discrimination
- The limitations on pre-employment health questionnaires
- When pay is and is not a secret 

PART II-Managing ill health in the workplace and avoiding disability discrimination 

- Adopting a fair procedure to any dismissal
- Ill health as a reason for dismissal
- The new Statement of Fitness for Work " Fit Notes"
- Disability and Employment Law
- What is disability discrimination and how has this changed with the introduction of the Equality Act


This seminar is free to LEADER members and a one-off fee of £15 to £25 for non-members can go towards annual membership. 

Email liz.kite@brighton-hove.co.uk or call 01273 291 577 to book your space.