# Dismissal: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Employers

> Solution-Focused, Court-Proven, Answers to 6 of the Thorniest Dismissal Questions Facing Employers: Directly from 6 Top-Rated Lawyers

- Format: In-person
- Date: Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Manchester, M3 5LH
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £249.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/hrmanchester24

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Dismissal: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for employers
  - Chaired by Paul Smith, Broadway House Chambers
- 10:15 Confidentiality: How - practically and legally - should you act when receiving repeated, confidential complaints about an individual, with complainants stating, “I don't want you to do anything; I'm just letting you know”?
  - Answered by Bryn Doyle, Squire Patton Boggs
- 10:55 SOSR: Although you don't have enough to dismiss for gross misconduct, you feel the working relationship is irretrievably damaged - what actions can you take to resolve the situation fairly and effectively?’
  - Answered by Mary Walker, Gordons
- 11:35 Morning coffee
- 11:55 Mental Health: How do you tackle an ongoing performance situation where mental health (1) appears to be a contributing factor and (2) becomes an actual factor because of the process you set in motion?
  - Answered by Emma Morgan, Shoosmiths
- 12:35 Long-term sickness: How do you de-risk capability dismissals in long-term sickness absence cases, where (1) OH is sitting on the fence, but a return to work seems unrealistic, and (2) the employee insists on returning but repeatedly and quickly falls sick again?
  - Answered by Paul Ryman, gunnercooke
- 13:15 Lunch
- 14:00 Neurodiversity: What is ‘reasonable’ when it comes to (1) an employee's struggle with executive function and maintaining consistent productivity and (2) behaviours or mannerisms that may be upsetting to colleagues?
  - Answered by Naeema Choudry, Eversheds Sutherland
- 14:40 Redundancy: What are the golden rules for comparing disabled and non-disabled employees for the purposes of redundancy, where disability-related absences and adjustments may have impacted performance?
  - Answered by Danielle Ingham, Trowers
- 15:20 Over-run
- 16:00 Close of conference

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