
- Date: May 11, 2022
- Time: 14:00 – 15:00
- Cost: Full Member – £60 / Additional Full Member – £15, Affiliate Member £90 / Additional Affiliate Member – £20, Non-member – £120
- Audience: Head, Governors, Deputy Head, Inclusion Lead, HR, any staff involved in recruitment
- Platform: Zoom (online)
The webinar aims to deliver the top tips to schools on avoiding discrimination and being a more inclusive employer in the recruitment context.
Training topics will include:
- What are the pitfalls to avoid when advertising the role?
- What can and can’t be asked at the application and selection stages?
- What’s the difference between positive action and positive discrimination, and when is it allowed?
- How do you approach new information learned about an employee after recruitment?
- How can schools deal with vexatious applicants?
- How to deal with references and what are the risks surrounding them?
Learning outcomes:
- What the responsibilities and obligations are as an employer in the context of recruitment
- How to manage risk of discrimination claims
- Practical tips on framing job adverts and the requirements of the role in a way that helps avoid discrimination
- Practical steps (with examples) to avoid pitfalls during and after the interview
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Speakers: Robin Turnbull, Senior Associate, Anderson Strathern
Robin has been practising law now for over a decade and is probably the most experienced Employment Tribunal advocate at his level in Scotland with a success rate of over 90% for over 35 substantive hearings across Scotland in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal. He acts for both employers and employees and his practice covers contentious and non-contentious employment and equality law.