• Lorna Scully

  Senior Associate , VWV

  Lorna specialises in providing employment law advice to clients in the public, private and third sector, in particular to schools and charities.

  Lorna has over 10 years experience acting on both contentious and non contentious matters, regularly preparing, reviewing and advising on contracts of employment, policies, procedures, settlement agreements, and providing advice and assistance in dealing with disciplinary and grievance issues.

  Lorna has provided employment support on numerous academy conversions. She also has a particular interest in TUPE and business reorganisations and has significant expertise in conducting complex employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal disputes, including representing at the Tribunal, where she is an experienced advocate.

• Sharmin Chowdhury

  Solicitor , VWV

  Sharmin is a Solicitor in the Employment Law team at VWV. In her second trainee seat, Sharmin worked in the Charity Law team where she supported the team with all aspects of charity law, including incorporation of charities, advising charities of their responsibilities and general regulatory advice.

  Prior to joining VWV, Sharmin worked as a Commercial Litigation Paralegal at another firm since 2017. Sharmin has experience assisting with appeals and cases being dealt with by arbitration and litigation. She has assisted solicitors and partners advising on minority shareholder disputes and partnership disputes.

  Sharmin is an avid mountaineer and is involved in organising and leading trekking events with various charities.

10.00	An introduction to the course and course objectives
10.15	Recruitment and employment contracts Statutory obligations and requirement to issue a contract Safer recruitment and safeguarding
10.35	Employment, diversity and inclusion Protected characteristics Wider diversity issues
11.00	BREAK
11.15	Managing grievance and disciplinary issues Overview of fair process Managing appeals
11.45	Making changes to the workforce Changing contract terms -how to do it Working from home and hybrid working Redundancies - overview of fair process
12.15	BREAK
12.30	Case Update The latest updates
13.00	Conclusions
13.15	End

(prices exc VAT)

Governance & Leadership charity subscriber - £119

Standard charity rate - £159

Corporate Governance & Leadership subscriber- £300

Corporate delegate- £400

For group bookings email [email protected] 

When will I receive course materials and Zoom link to access the course?

After booking you will receive the following correspondence:

1 week before the course – an e-mail with your joining information, this includes the course programme and any other relevant materials.

1 day before the course – an e-mail with your final information, this includes the Zoom link, course programme any other relevant materials.

When will I be invoiced for my booking?

Invoices are manually processed so this will be sent to you by our events team shortly after your booking.

Will presentation slides be provided?

Presentations are provided in advance for the majority of our courses but this can vary and is down to the course leader’s discretion.

Will the sessions be recorded?

We do not record our courses as we feel this gives delegates the opportunity to have more open discussions and freely ask questions around the running of their charities.

Will I get a reminder prior to my course?

Yes, you will get e-mails one week and one day before your course with all of the information you need. You won’t receive a calendar invite so do make sure you put the date in your diary.

What if I can no longer attend the course?

Up to and including 14 days prior to the event, a refund (less a 15% administration fee), a substitution of a colleague, or one complimentary transfer to another training date can be issued. Only one complimentary transfer can be issued, no refund will be issued for a cancelled transfer. Once a transfer has been processed, refund for the original booking will not be issued. Refunds or transfers are not available less than 14 days before the event date. Confirmation of cancellations MUST be in writing and sent to [email protected]

For any other queries, please get in touch at [email protected]

Substitution and cancellation policy: On receipt of your booking form, your place is confirmed. Delegate substitutions are allowed. Up to and including 14 days prior to the event, a refund (less a 15% administration fee), or one complimentary transfer to another training date can be issued. Only one complimentary transfer can be issued, no refund will be issued for a cancelled transfer.  Once a transfer has been processed, refund for the original booking will not be issued. Refunds or transfers are not available less than 14 days before the event date. Confirmation of cancellations MUST be in writing and sent or faxed to Civil Society Media at 15 Prescott Place, London, SW4 6BS 020 7819 1200 (fax: 020 7819 1210).