The north west commercial law firm is running sessions in Penrith, Newby Bridge and Lancaster at the end of March.
Subjects covered include Covid health data, managing retirement, new case law affecting holiday pay, and dementia at work.
Tom Scaife, employment partner at Baines Wilson, highlighted a recent Supreme Court ruling in the Pimlico Plumbers case that allowed a self-employed contractor – who successfully argued he was in fact a worker – to claim holiday pay arrears covering a six-year period.
Tom said: “This is a significant ruling in relation to holiday pay. It has repercussions for any business that uses self-employed contractors who might argue they should be workers or employees.
“Potentially, they could claim holiday pay going back to the start of the relationship, however long ago that was.
“We will update delegates on changes to holiday pay and the criteria that determines employment status.”
Those attending will get a clear understanding of their responsibilities under the Data Protection Act when recording and processing healthcare data. Employers could be in breach of the Act if they retain data – for example employee Covid-19 test results – that serves no legitimate purpose.
The team will also cover how to engage with staff who might be approaching retirement.
Tom said: “The statutory default retirement age of 65 disappeared many moons ago and there are many traps in terms of both age discrimination and unfair dismissal if an employer makes assumptions...
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