Employment Law for Managers
The practical employment law knowledge that prevents costly mistakes — contracts, statutory rights, discrimination, dismissal, and the obligations your managers cannot afford to get wrong.
Why managers need to understand employment law
Your managers make employment law decisions every day — they just don't realise it. Every conversation about performance, every response to a flexible working request, every decision about who to recruit carries legal implications. When managers don't understand the basics, the organisation carries the risk.
This course gives managers the practical legal knowledge they need to make sound decisions. Not the full textbook — the specific areas where managers most commonly create risk, and the reasoning that helps them navigate situations confidently.
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What this course covers
The employment relationship
Contracts, statutory rights, implied terms, and the legal obligations that sit beneath every management decision.
Discrimination and the Equality Act 2010
Protected characteristics, direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, and the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
Managing performance and conduct
The legal framework for capability and disciplinary processes — what managers can and cannot do, and why the distinction matters.
Dismissal and its consequences
Fair and unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, wrongful dismissal, and the tribunal risks that follow from getting it wrong.
Family leave and flexible working
Maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, and the updated flexible working framework — obligations and best practice.
Who this is for
- Line managers and team leaders who make day-to-day decisions about people without a formal legal grounding
- Newly promoted managers who need to understand the legal framework before they create risk
- Senior managers who want a refresher on the areas where the law has changed — including the Employment Rights Act 2025
Common questions
Do managers need to understand employment law?
Yes. Managers make decisions with legal implications every day — performance conversations, absence management, flexible working requests, recruitment. When they don't understand the legal framework, they create risk for the organisation. This course gives them the practical knowledge to make sound decisions.
How detailed does this get?
This is not a law degree. It covers the areas where managers most commonly create legal risk, taught through practical scenarios rather than legislation. Delegates leave able to spot issues and make better decisions — not draft contracts.
Does this cover the Employment Rights Act 2025?
Yes. The course is updated to reflect current legislation including the ERA 2025 changes to unfair dismissal qualifying periods, flexible working, and day-one rights.
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