Family Friendly Rights

£70.00

27 October 2026 - 10:00 - 12:00

Online

Course overview

This course is aimed at employers, line managers and those with HR responsibilities with an understanding of key family-friendly employment rights and the role they play in supporting employees through different stages of their working and family lives.

The session explores the main statutory family-friendly rights. It focuses on the practical implications for line managers, including how to respond to requests, manage conversations appropriately, apply organisational policies consistently and recognise when advice from HR is required.

By the end of the session, the aim is for the managers will have greater confidence in responding to family-friendly issues and will understand where their responsibilities as a line manager begin and where specialist HR advice is required.

The session will cover:
  • Understand the key statutory family friendly rights in the UK
  • Know the correct process for handling requests & responsibilities of the manager.
  • Recognise situations where HR advice should be sought
  • Know how to have supportive, appropriate conversations with employees.
  • Understand the risks of getting family-friendly rights wrong.
How to book

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Requirements

As this is a training session, it will be interactive. Attendees will need to have their camera on during the session. There will be discussions therefore a working microphone is also required. 

Do you have any access or learning needs?

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Joining Details

This is an online event which will be delivered on Zoom. Joining details will be sent the day before the event – please remember to check your spam folder.

You will be required to register with Zoom before you can join. This is a free and simple process but does take a few minutes. Please do this at your convenience before the day of the event.

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