Unison Introduction to Employment Law - Autumn Term

This three-day course is designed as a general introduction to employment law for stewards with little experience of employment law and no previous training in employment law beyond what is covered in the general stewards' induction course.

This course will also give you ERA reaccreditation.

Employment law is an enormous and complex subject. This introductory course is designed to give participants an overview and general feel for how employment law works, and areas where it is likely to apply.

It is not possible to deal with any one subject in full detail. The course focuses on areas most likely to arise with UNISON members, i.e., unfair dismissal, redundancy and discrimination. It does not deal with collective employment rights, e.g., trade union recognition and consultation.

This is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to do any of the advanced employment law courses.

You are required to be a representative of UNISON trade union.

You also need to ensure that you have time off to attend this course and that you have informed the appropriate union branch official or officer of your intention to take the course.

Throughout the course you will be continuously assessed by the course tutor through classroom and workplace-based activities.

Completing this course enables you to progress to further employment law courses with UNISON.

If you are a member of a TUC-affiliated union, then Trade Union Education courses are funded by the Adult Skills Fund.

Please be aware that funding restrictions in some areas may mean that we cannot accept your application: if this is the case, you will be notified which college to reapply to.

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