Course Details

In this first part of this two-part session, Jemma Fairclough-Haynes covers the following employment law topics;

 

  1. Why Accountants Need to Understand Employment Law
  2. Key Employment Rights and Accountabilities
  • Employment Contracts - Importance of clear terms, types of contracts (permanent, fixed-term, zero-hours).
  • Discrimination & Equality - Understanding protected characteristics, ensuring equality in pay, and the consequences of discrimination.
  • Termination & Redundancy - Grounds for fair dismissals, redundancy processes, and payments.

 

3. Statutory Payments & Financial Implications

 

  • Sick Pay- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) requirements and exemptions.
  • Maternity, Paternity & Parental Leave - Understand payment obligations and durations.
  • Holiday Pay - Calculation, especially for irregular hours or zero-hour contracts.
  • National Minimum Wage & Living Wage - Regular updates, implications of underpayments, and penalties.

 

4. Interesting cases and updates this year

 

  • Equal Pay – What we can learn from Birmingham City Council
  • The Retained EU Reform Bill – not quite exited EU laws
  • New Flexible working Bill – What that could mean for next year
  • Carers Leave Act – What that means for people with dependents next year
  • Allocation on Tips Act
  • How AI is being used and it’s implications

 

5. Practical Tips for Accountants: Staying Compliant & Avoiding Pitfalls

 

  • Regularly Update Knowledge - Employment laws evolve, ensure you're updated with the latest regulations and thresholds.
  • Audit & Record-Keeping - Importance of accurate records for salaries, leaves, and other employee-related transactions.


 

In this second part of this two-part session, Cash is King with Aly Young, this session covers contract clauses which can help businesses minimise the risk of cashflow issues;

 

  • Late payment 
  • Price review clauses
  • Linking prices to inflation
  • Audit provisions
  • Debt recovery

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CPD Course Speaker

Orchard Employment Law

Jemma Fairclough-Haynes

Jemma Fairclough-Haynes is a Public Speaker, Employment Law Specialist and the CEO of global award-winning business Orchard Employment Law, former Federation of Small Business (FSB) Area Leader for Kent and Medway and a school governor at a local school.

She is often featured in the media and blogs as an expert in her field. Some of her most recent interviews have been on, Sky News, BBC South East, ITV, BBC Radio Kent, Times Radio, KMTV and the Daily Mail. Jemma has over a decade of experience in Employment Law and she has represented businesses of various sizes in employment tribunals across the UK in many different types of claims. She is also the owner of Orchard Employment Law, Employment Law, and HR consultancy which she founded in 2015. Jemma is a dynamic speaker who takes the bore out of Law. Her presentations have been described as “eye opening” “interesting'' and “refreshing” but most importantly easy to understand and relatable.

Aly Young Law

Aly Young

Aly Young is a solicitor with more than 25 years’ experience of advising companies on legal issues.

She has previously worked as a GC in Plc’s and traditional law firms and since 2012 has run her own legal consultancy specialising in helping small to medium size businesses. She regularly delivers training sessions to business owners, finance, procurement and sales teams and fellow legal and other professionals, covering a wide range of business law issues.

Recognised for her ability to find simple solutions to apparently complex problems and is known for her no-nonsense approach.