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

> Solution-Focused, Court-Proven, Answers to 6 of the Thorniest Dismissal Questions Facing Scottish Employers: Directly from 7 Top-Rated Lawyers

- Format: In-person
- Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: InterContinental The George, 19 - 21 George St, Edinburgh, EH2 2PB
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £249.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/hrscotland24

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Dismissal: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for employers in Scotland
  - Chaired by David Walker, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
- 10:15 Off-the-Record Allegations: How should you handle 'off the record' allegations from employees who explicitly state they 'want to make HR aware' but 'don't feel comfortable' with action being taken because of a power imbalance?
  - Answered by Gillian MacLellan, CMS
- 10:55 Mental Health: How do you tackle an ongoing performance situation where mental health (1) appears to be a contributing factor and (2) turns into an actual factor because of the process you set in motion?
  - Answered by Dawn Dickson, Anderson Strathern
- 11:35 Morning coffee
- 11:55 Protected conversations: How do you mitigate the risks of using protected conversations for problem employees when the working relationship has broken down, even though the employee may not recognize this, supported by practical examples?
  - Answered by Noele McClelland, Thorntons
- 12:35 Long-term sickness: How do you de-risk capability dismissals in long-term sickness 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 Morag Hutchison, Shepherd and Wedderburn
- 13:15 Lunch
- 14:00 Neurodiversity: How do you manage a potentially neurodivergent colleague who refuses to seek help or accept amended duties, staying below absence triggers but with no prospects of improvement in sight?
  - Answered by David Ogilvy, Turcan Connell
- 14:40 Sexual harassment: In light of new legislation, when does banter become sexual harassment, how do you protect employees, and how do you investigate allegations that took place outside the workplace?
  - Answered by Lynne Marr, Brodies
- 15:20 Over-run
- 16:00 Close of conference

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