EU Employment contracts that survive the tribunal - Foundation

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This course introduces the day-one employment-law foundations every HR practitioner needs, helping you understand worker status, statutory minimums, equality duties, grievance routes and whistleblower protection. You'll explore each concept in a clear, practical way, with real workplace scenarios and current EU directives anchored to recent CJEU and ECtHR rulings.

By the end, you'll feel confident handling contracts, intake calls, reasonable adjustments, and the difference between a grievance and a qualifying disclosure, with the framework you need to keep HR's daily decisions defensible.

Access

Self-Paced Learning

Lessons

6 Lessons

Certification

Certificate of Completion

Price

€150
Learning Objectives
Course Benefits
Modules
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Apply the worker, employee, and self-employed test to a contract on their desk
  • Identify the nine protected characteristics and the four shapes of unlawful treatment in any HR matter
  • Run the reasonable-adjustments framework end to end, from trigger to documented review
  • Distinguish a personal grievance from a qualifying disclosure and route each through the right channel
  • Set up an internal whistleblowing channel that meets the EU 2019/1937 minimums
  • Stop a discrimination, harassment, or detriment claim at the source by intervening early in HR's process
Benefits for the Organisation

• Reduce the most common early-stage employment-law claim risks before they reach a tribunal
• Shorten the runway from new HR hire to defensible day-one work on contracts and intake
• Evidence completed training to regulators, auditors, and clients with timestamped records
• Standardise the language and procedure HR uses across the team, no improvised handling
• Save senior HR time previously spent correcting first-year practitioner errors

Benefits for Learners

• Recognise on intake whether a complaint is a grievance, a disclosure, or a discrimination claim
• Build a reusable mental framework for status calls, contract drafting, and reasonable adjustments
• Apply the four shapes of unlawful treatment with the confidence to challenge a manager's reasoning
• Run the three-tier reporting hierarchy with documented protection for the worker speaking up
• Pass the assessment knowing every answer traces to a directive or court ruling, not a study guide

Introduction: Welcome & Overview of Course

Lesson 1: Day-one employment contracts that hold up

Apply the worker, employee, and self-employed test, the statutory minimums every contract carries, and the working-time, pay, and leave protections that bind every Member State.

Lesson 2: Equality law - stop the discrimination claim

Recognise the nine protected characteristics, the four shapes of unlawful treatment, and the reasonable-adjustments duty - the framework that prevents the most common HR claims.

Lesson 3: Whistleblowing and grievance - close the case

Tell a personal grievance from a qualifying disclosure, route each correctly under EU Directive 2019/1937, and protect the worker speaking up.

Conclusion: Provide Feedback & Claim Certificate.

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Course FAQ's

Who is this course for?

New and developing HR practitioners: HR coordinators, HR officers, contracts and onboarding administrators, payroll-adjacent staff, and HR generalists in their first year. The content is also useful as a refresher for senior HR practitioners coming from a national-law-only background who want the EU framework anchored cleanly.

No prior knowledge of employment law is required.

Where and when can I take this course?

The course can be taken at any time and from any internet-connected device.

Do I need prior knowledge or experience?

This is a foundation-level course, and all concepts are explained in a clear, simple, and practical way. Learners, do not require any previous training or background knowledge.

Can this course be used for company-wide training?

Absolutely. This course is designed to be rolled out across the organisation, making it suitable for managers at all levels, including those leading global and remote teams.

Do I get a discount if I buy multiple seats for this course?

Yes. Please contact us and we will issue a quote according to your needs.

Will HR be able to track progress and completion?

Yes. HR and administrators can track learner progress, completion rates, and performance across the course.

This provides clear visibility on engagement and outcomes, making it easier to monitor participation, support managers where needed, and report on training impact across the organisation.

Is this course part of a larger employment law programme?

Yes. This is Course 1 of the Auren Employment Law bundle for HR. It builds the day-one foundations every HR practitioner needs. The progression continues into Course 2 (Tribunal-proof your employment-law decisions) and into UK and Malta variants when the law differs nationally.

All courses in the bundle can be taken as stand-alone course.