Who should attend?
Anyone who has responsibility for controlling employment costs will find this seminar
invaluable –
MDs, FDs, accountants, HR professionals etc.
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What's the programme for the event?
Dispute resolution and the Employment Bill - are you geared up to benefit?
9.00 – 9.30 Registration
9.30 – 9.40 Welcome and introductions
9.40 - 10.20 Keynote speaker
10.20 – 10.40 Refreshments
10.40 – 12.15 The new Acas Code and new help from Acas
- Compliance provisions of the Employment Bill
- A new mandate for Acas
- What the new Acas Code means for you
12.15 – 1.00 Making the most of the new law to reduce your employment costs
- Is there really an alternative to employment tribunal litigation?
- Exploring the business case for mediation
- Developing your organisation’s capacity to resolve conflict
1.00 – 1.45 Networking lunch
1.45 – 3.00 Facilitated dispute resolution workshops
– drawing up an action plan for your business
3.00 – 3.30 Workshop outcomes and final plenary session
3.30pm
Close
When are the seminars?
We have Michael Gibbons, author of the report to government which led to the Employment Act, and Ed Sweeney, the chair of Acas, amongst keynote speakers.
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date
| location
| keynote speaker |
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28 October
|
London | Michael Gibbons |
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30 October |
Birmingham | Michael Gibbons |
| 6 November | Sandy | Peter Schofield, Director HR & Legal Services, EEF |
|
13 November |
Birmingham | Malcolm Boswell, Acas West Midlands |
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14 November |
Warrington | Ed Sweeney, Chairman, Acas |
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17 November | St Asaph | Alfie Coglianese, Senior Advisor and Equality Manager, Acas West Midlands |
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18 November | Bristol | Mandy Meyer, Director of Dispute Resolution, BERR |
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20 November | Washington | tbc |
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26 November | Oakham | Mandy Meyer, Director of Dispute Resolution, BERR |
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27 November | Hook | Michael Gibbons |
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1 December |
Sheffield | Ed Sweeney, Chairman, Acas |
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3 December |
Leeds | Peter Schofield, Director HR & Legal Services, EEF |
16 December
NEW DATE! | Warrington | Malcolm Boswell, Acas |
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