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HR compliance e-learning at your fingertips

Market-leading, CPD-accredited training for your line managers.

Welcome to our e-learning academy

Instantly access a range of online, CPD-accredited courses for your organisation. The academy has been designed to upskill line managers on key HR compliance basics quickly and efficiently with minimum fuss or distraction. Explore the quality, content and depth of our varied courses by watching our 90-second video here…

Key Benefits

Manage time and workloads by training line managers efficiently and effectively
Save money by not running endless workshops
Identify individual development needs
Gain more control over ER compliance issues
Upskill your team’s technical knowledge and competence
Experience peace of mind that line managers are doing things properly

Courses available are:

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to carrying out effective appraisals and the benefits for the business, themselves as managers, and their employees.

They will learn how to plan for and carry out appraisals in order to get the best from their employees by setting SMART(ER) objectives and Personal Development Plans to support them. What the course includes: Why appraisals are important; What a good appraisal meeting looks like; How to prepare for an appraisal meeting; Managing appraisal meetings; Objective setting – SMART to SMARTER and Personal Development Plans.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to dealing with disciplinary issues and will help establish a best practice process and procedure, whilst improving confidence in dealing with disciplinary issues of varying types.


It will cover the importance of dealing with disciplinary issues fairly, along with the necessity to follow the ACAS code of practice in order to mitigate risk. It will also take you through a number of disciplinary scenarios and guides you through the process of how to approach them. What the course includes: Why it is important to follow a disciplinary process; Initial considerations when conduct concerns arise; The formal disciplinary process; Short-serving employees and Common problem areas.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to discrimination and equal opportunities and will help establish a best practice process and procedure, whilst improving confidence in dealing with discrimination and equal opportunities situations. This module takes you through, in detail, what amounts to a protected characteristic and who can be liable. It also covers the different types of discrimination and where exceptions to claims may apply.

You will follow a number of different scenarios which will demonstrate how to manage potential cases of discrimination and how to avoid them arising. What the course includes: Equal opportunity policies; The protected characteristics; Who is liable; Types of discrimination; Exceptions to claims for discrimination; Pregnancy and maternity discrimination; Claims under the Equality Act and Equal pay.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to flexible working requests and will help establish a best practice process and procedure, whilst improving confidence in dealing with flexible working requests. Flexible working is becoming more common in the workplace and it is important to consider all requests in the appropriate manner.

This module takes you through what flexible working is, the eligibility to request a flexible working pattern and the process that should be followed. What the course includes: Overview of dealing with flexible working requests; What is flexible working; Why an employer should consider a request for flexible working; Who is entitled to make a request for flexible working; What process should be followed; Common problem areas and A step-by-step guide.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to dealing with grievance issues and covers how to recognise a grievance, the process and steps to follow and some of the problem areas you may come across. It will also explain the roles and responsibilities and the importance of following both the ACAS code and your company’s internal policies and procedures.

It also provides you with a checklist to assist you in reaching a decision. What the course includes: Why it is important to follow a grievance process; The statutory right to be accompanied; Initial considerations when a grievance is raised; The formal grievance process; Workplace mediation and when to use it; Problem areas and Case studies.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to performance management and will help establish a best practice process and procedure, whilst improving confidence in dealing with performance management issues. You will learn the importance of following a process and the legal claims that may arise through not doing so, along with an accelerated process that may be appropriate to use with short serving employees.

What the course includes: Why it is important to follow a performance management process; Initial considerations when performance concerns arise; The formal performance management procedure; Short serving employees and probation periods and Common problem areas.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to unauthorised absence and will help establish a best practice process and procedure, whilst improving confidence in dealing with unauthorised absence situations. This module takes you through the difference between authorised and unauthorised absence and the process that should be followed, including appropriate forms of communication when dealing with unauthorised absence.

You will follow three different scenarios which will demonstrate how to manage cases of unauthorised absence, along with identifying entitlement versus authority. What the course includes: Overview of dealing with unauthorised absence; Process – Contact and Records; Authorised absence; Case study and Disciplinary.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to long-term and short-term sickness absence and will help establish a best practice process and procedure, along with how to ensure a consistency of approach in dealing with such situations and the benefits of managing these situations carefully.

What the course includes: What is and is not sickness absence; Why it is important to follow policies and procedures; Preparing to manage sickness absence; A formal sickness absence procedure; Common issues and Case studies.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to managing the maternity process and will outline a best practice process and procedure, whilst improving confidence in dealing with the maternity process. This module includes; definitions, rights and entitlements (including time off for antenatal appointments) and will also make you aware of the pitfalls of dealing with maternity and pregnancy incorrectly or unfairly.

You will get to understand the rules surrounding maternity leave and pay, including the notice requirements expected of the employee throughout the process, along with the responses required by the employer. What the course includes: Overview; Rights and entitlements; Maternity leave and pay; Checklist and case study.

This module will help managers understand the area of employment law relating to managing paternity leave and will help establish a best practice process and procedure, whilst improving confidence in dealing with managing paternity leave requests.

This module takes you through the eligibility and entitlement for paternity leave, along with the request process and ensures that you are aware of the procedure at each point. In addition, it covers adoption scenarios and other forms of leave that are available. What the course includes: Overview of managing the paternity leave process; Time off to attend antenatal appointments; Paternity leave; Paternity pay; Paternity leave for adoptive parents and Additional categories of leave and checklist.

This module will help senior managers and HR professionals understand the area of law relating to shared parental leave (SPL) which has been claimed to be one of the most complex areas of employment law. This module will help establish a best practice process and procedure and help give confidence in dealing with SPL requests as well as giving the confidence to promote it. SPL allows families to have more flexibility when it comes to caring for their child in its first year following birth, or placement for adoption.

This module takes you through the eligibility and entitlement for SPL along with the request process and ensures that you are aware of the procedure at each point. What the course includes: Overview of shared parental leave; Eligibility and Entitlement for SPL; Notices required and what must be included in each notice; The booking of leave; The differences between continuous and discontinuous leave; What a Shared Parental Leave Policy should comprise and A step-by-step guide.

Upskilling line managers on key HR compliance to effectively tackle in-house ER matters

Easily access a broad range of courses

HR leaders can select from an array of quality, in-depth topics they need to further develop their line manager’s knowledge – and log into their learning journeys from anywhere.

Save time and money

Quicker and cost-effective online courses enable workforces to complete sessions swiftly and autonomously, freeing up time for in-house HR teams to concentrate on complex and strategic matters.

Identify training needs

Assign relevant courses to each manager or department so they are motivated to complete courses, able to build up their compliance knowledge and benefit from a personalised learning experience.

Developing team efficiency

Providing managers with a greater level of knowledge offers greater peace of mind for HR professionals because they know ER matters are being handled effectively throughout the team.

Employment law advice

Receive unlimited, specialist employment law advice via your own dedicated legal advisory team – helping you to tackle every ER matter, no matter how complex.

Specialist immigration employment law support

We’re here to help you spend less time tackling extensive immigration legislation and more time prioritising projects to drive meaningful change.

Employment tribunal support

When presented with a claim against your business, it’s vital that you have access to specialist, expert advice and employment law support to help ensure the best outcome for your business.

Online HR resources

Access an extensive online HR resources portal containing hundreds of compliance and best practice documents, templates, alongside learning and development tools.

ER case management

Log and manage all ER cases – as well as escalate matters to your personal legal advisors – all in one place via our market-leading, cloud-based ER case management system, MyHRCases.

E-learning platform

Complete our online CPD-accredited courses to upskill your line managers in subjects including unauthorised absence, discrimination and appraisals.

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