TRAINING
HR Masterclass
Upcoming dates:
Reading: Wednesday 02 July 2025
London: Wednesday 16 July 2025
09:30 - 15:30 BST
Cost: £449 per delegate plus VAT
HR Masterclass enquiry form
HR Masterclass
The Doyle Clayton HR Masterclass is here!
A day-long, in-person HR essentials course focusing on the key employment law and people management topics HR professionals need to know.
Designed and delivered by Emma O’Connor, expert in employment law and client training, you will benefit from Emma’s legal know-how and her practical “how to” approach.
Emma will use quizzes and her own “Doyle Clayton Case Book” to bring the topics to life.
What will the course cover?
Run from either our Reading or London (City) offices, Emma will discuss:
- The role of HR and why HR is important!
- How to recruitment successfully – including pre-employment immigration checks
- Why employment contracts are important and core terms
- Employment status: who is an employee and why does HR need to know
- Promoting inclusive workplaces – preventing discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment
- Core management processes – what is HR’s role in
- Managing conduct and investigations
- Absence management
- Managing performance
- Dealing with grievances
- The redundancy process - the curveballs
- Family friendly leave and rights
- Managing flexible working
- The cost of getting it wrong - compensation levels, the Employment Tribunal and ACAS Early Conciliation
- What’s on the horizon – the Employment Rights Bill and beyond
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at HR professionals who are:
- - Early-stage and mid-level HR practitioners
- - Head of Legal (not necessarily employment lawyers)
- - Returning to a career in HR or
- - Want to increase their HR knowledge and skill.
Our Masterclass is run in a small group which is a great way to meet likeminded professionals, ask questions and discuss case studies. It is practical, relevant and commercially focused.
Places are limited! The price of the course is £449 plus VAT which includes all refreshments, a working lunch and your materials.
Book early to secure your place on either the London or Reading session. Group bookings available and we can run this course in house for your People or HR teams.
Please complete and submit the enquiry form above and we will be in touch. We look forward to welcoming you.
Meet your trainer
Partner & Head of Client Training
Emma is an employment law partner and is head of client training, working with clients to deliver tailored training to ensure compliance and best practices.
With over 20 years of experience in employment law, she specialises in providing strategic and practical advice to businesses across the UK, EU, and globally.
In addition to her client work, Emma runs a series of knowledge-sharing and professional development events, including webinars and workshops on employment law updates.