Keeping up with the latest developments can be a challenge for busy HR professionals and line managers. At Sherrards, we offer a range of training solutions focused on key employment law issues.

From topical webinars and comprehensive CPD-accredited training courses to in-house programmes tailored to your organisation, we provide practical and engaging training designed to address the employment law challenges faced by employers.

Each training solution provides clear, commercially focused guidance on the latest case law, legislative changes and emerging workplace trends. Topics include disciplinary and grievance procedures, absence management, discrimination, flexible working, redundancy, unfair dismissal, workplace investigations and much more.

In-house Training - Bespoke Training Programmes from Sherrards 

Why should you consider in-house training for your organisation?

• Is your organisation specialised, with its own particular employment law issues?
• Do you have lots of staff you’d like to attend a particular course?
• Do you have a need to train your managers on key issues such as Performance Management, Handling Menopause in the Workplace or how to run Disciplinaries and Grievances?

If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, in-house training could be the solution. Sherrards can run a course tailored to the issues your organisation faces and deliver it either online for up to 30 attendees or face to face.

All of our courses are suitable for learners of all levels and all our trainers are practicing employment law solicitors, providing you and your team with training that reflects knowledge gained at the coalface!

Some of the in-house training solutions available include:

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion with Office Banter

An area of increasing importance for all organisations, our course takes delegates through the Equality Act in a lively and engaging presentation, with lots of case studies and examples.

This is a 2.5 hour session, designed to help HR Professionals and line managers across all industries to understand why it’s good business practice for organisations to promote equality and diversity and also the legal implications of E,D & I in the workplace.

Delivered by a collaboration between an experienced employment law solicitor and a diversity specialist, the training will cover all of the following topics;

What is meant by ‘equality and diversity’ – what it is and is not

Why should organisations promote equality and diversity?

What makes an inclusive culture?

What is office banter and why it should be avoided

Unconscious Bias – What is it, why we do it and how to overcome it – including case studies and the latest research

How the law impacts on equality and diversity including:

• Protected characteristics
• Direct and indirect discrimination – what is the difference and why does it matter?
• Disability discrimination
• Harassment and managing “banter” in the workplace
• Case law

Equality and Diversity with a focus on Office Banter – Online only

A one hour online course (delivered via Zoom or Teams) focusing on how work colleagues should behave towards each other, how you can help to make your workplace more inclusive and reduce the risk of issues and claims arising. 

Employment Law Essentials

Whether you have experienced or new line managers within your organisation it is always useful for them to attend a practical training session to remind them how best to handle HR/employee issues that they may face. 

The course covers all the essentials of employment law including;

• How unfair dismissal works
• Discrimination law
• Harassment, and how to avoid it
• Handling requests for flexible working
• Handling Short & Long Term Sickness Absence
• Disciplinary procedures
• Performance management and capability
• Handling grievances
• Variation of contractual terms
• Redundancy and Restructuring

Employee Representative Video Training

We have recently created a video designed specifically for Employee Representatives from your organisation. It is readily available and covers the rights of nominated employee representatives, their roles and responsibilities and how to perform effectively in the role. 

Employment Law Latest

An update for those with a sound grasp of employment law. By the end of the course, delegates will be up-to-date with the latest developments in employment law, be able to ensure their organisation complies with legislation and be able to implement any necessary changes to current procedures.

Employment Headaches

Using scenarios drawn from our real-life experience in advising clients, this interactive course involves delegates in assessing and providing solutions to a series of common HR case studies and dilemmas. The course can be tailored to include specific problem areas within your organisation.

Handling Investigations, Disciplinaries and Grievances

This course for line managers follows the full life-cycle of a disciplinary matter including investigation, suspension, preparation of the case, conducting the disciplinary interview, reaching a decision, sanctions and appeals.

Positive Performance Management

Obtaining the best performance from staff is a priority for all organisations. This course is based on our many years’ experience in advising organisations in achieving maximum performance and handling capability issues. With HR input as well as legal, the course provides managers with practical guidance, and increases their confidence in handling capability challenges.

Managing Attendance

A course which covers all aspects of attendance management from measurement of attendance, to processes and procedures to be followed including disability and reasonable adjustments. The course also covers practical advice on interactions with staff.

Recruitment Workshop

This interactive and practical workshop covers all aspects of recruitment from the legal framework to candidate selection and the “do’s and don’ts” of advertising and interviewing.

Menopause in the Workplace

Sherrards can deliver a range of Menopause Awareness Training Programmes to your management team and employees across the business.

The courses we offer are run by Lorraine Sherrard, a highly experienced HR Consultant and Licensed Menopause Champion as certified by Menopause Experts Group (MEG). MEG champions work with and train organisations to create better supported workplaces for women.

Menopause in the Workplace Training

Enhancing diversity and inclusion, Menopause in the Workplace Training will encourage your teams to become more aware of the issues menopause can create in the workplace, what the symptoms are, how to actively support colleagues and how best to deal with any issues that arise.

Areas covered include:

• Recognising the symptoms of menopause
• Why every employer should be menopause friendly
• How the menopause could affect your employees in their role
• Understanding your responsibilities as an employer
• Creating a menopause action plan
• Accredited Menopause Friendly workplaces

Resilience Workshop

This half day workshop is delivered in partnership with an expert in Managing Mental Health and Resilience in the workplace. The course covers the responsibilities of the employer, stress, absenteeism and presenteeism in the workplace, how to encourage personal resilience and a management toolbox to help you to successfully support and manage your staff.

We also run workshops on Wellbeing at Work. These are designed and delivered with a focus on supporting employees experiencing perimenopause and menopause symptoms can also be delivered.

To find out more about our specialist trainer, Lorraine Sherrard and the suite of Menopause in the Workplace courses we offer, click here.