We're highly qualified & experienced
Our HR & employment law courses are designed and delivered by Sarah Loates, founder of 5-star rated HR consultancy LoatesHR, and a practising senior HR consultant with over 20 years of experience across a wide range of company types and industry sectors. Sarah's considerable personal hands-on HR expertise allows her to adopt a practical and business-focussed approach within her training. As a result, she is able to bring theory to life with numerous interesting real-world examples, and show you the best ways to effectively deal with the types of tricky HR and employment law issues that you're actually likely to face in practice. And since Sarah is a current CIPD trainer, and has also taught at several local universities, she knows how to deliver engaging courses that fully involve participants through practical exercises, case studies, and Q&A sessions. No ‘death by PowerPoint’ here.
Upcoming HR & employment law courses
GDPR – Making it Actually Happen
We’re as tired as you are of all those GDPR courses that overwhelm you with legalise, and frighten you with the consequences of non-compliance, but don’t tell you what you actually need to do. So instead, this course focuses on the ‘how’ not the ‘what’ of GDPR. During the workshop we will turn theory into action, guiding you through the practical steps needed for GDPR compliance, some of which you will actually complete during the workshop itself.
AWOL, Absence, and Capability Dismissals
This highly practical course covers many aspects of absence, including some of the more complex scenarios, and shows how to manage dismissals fairly on the grounds of capability.
GDPR – Making it Actually Happen
We’re as tired as you are of all those GDPR courses that overwhelm you with legalise, and frighten you with the consequences of non-compliance, but don’t tell you what you actually need to do. So instead, this course focuses on the ‘how’ not the ‘what’ of GDPR. During the workshop we will turn theory into action, guiding you through the practical steps needed for GDPR compliance, some of which you will actually complete during the workshop itself.
Bullying, Harassment, and Grievances
Bullying and harassment is an increasingly common workplace grievance. This course will guide you on how to deal with bullying and harassment in the workplace, and the role of grievance procedures in resolving workplace disputes.
Disciplinaries, Dismissals, and Tribunals
Dismissing an employee strikes dread into most employer’s hearts. Easy to get wrong, with unpleasant consequences and lengthy litigation if the employee makes a claim for unfair dismissal.
Conducting Investigations
Many situations in the workplace can give rise to an investigation. In an area where managers often feel underprepared and inexperienced, this workshop will leave you feeling confident for when the time comes to undertake a comprehensive, legal and fair investigation.
Disciplinaries, Dismissals, and Tribunals
Dismissing an employee strikes dread into most employer’s hearts. Easy to get wrong, with unpleasant consequences and lengthy litigation if the employee makes a claim for unfair dismissal.
HR Headaches: Prison, Drugs, Office Romances, and Facebook
Running your own business can be the easy part; it’s often dealing with people which presents stressful HR challenges which distracts you from running your business. We’ll show you how to deal with the top five tricky HR headaches that employers and HR professionals can face.
HR Essentials for Front Line Managers
HR essentials in one day. Perfect for the time poor manager, this practical course provides the HR knowledge you need as an owner/manager and avoids the legal pitfalls which lead to Employment Tribunal claims.