Introduction to Employment Law

Price Code: B

This course is an introduction to employment law and will help you with recruitment, contracts and written statements of terms and conditions. It will increase your awareness of dealing with discipline and grievance in the workplace.

This course will help you identify disciplinary problems, carry out effective investigations and disciplinary hearings and deal with grievances raised by employees.

HR for Non HR Managers

Price Code: C

Why do any of us have to be concerned with HR issues?  The answer is simple, HR deals with people issues and if we don’t look after our people effectively then our business will suffer.  There is also the small matter of legal requirement!

Development of a Competence Based System (1/2 day course)

Price Code:   B

Aims and Objectives

A half-day day course to enable attendees to recognise the first steps on the road to an effective in-house competence management system.

Inductions - Getting it Right

Price Code: C

We only ever have one opportunity for that first impression whether it’s what we say or do.  After securing that new job those first conversations or tasks delivered are often what is then linked with how you will be perceived or judged.   Perception and judging applies equally to the organisation as it does to the employee.

Interview Skills - Hiring the Best People

Price Code: C

We use interviews in a number of situations – recruitment, appraisal, disciplinary, grievance and many more, yet do we know how to get the best results?  This programme will give practical tips and advice on how to conduct effective interviews and stay within the legal constraints of employment legislation. Participants are required to bring an up to date copy of their CV’s for consideration on the day.

Conducting Constructive Appraisals

Price Code: C

Appraisals have changed from being the annual kicking session to something much more productive.  We will explore why we do appraisals and how to get the best out of them so that they give maximum benefit to all concerned in the process.

Dealing with Difficult Employment Situations

Price Code: C

What are difficult situations?  The answer to this question will be different for each of us? There are some common situation which we will deal with but this programme will give you the tools to handle most situations that you are likely to come across in a work situation.

Introduction to Mediation

Price Code: B

Conflict amongst employees in the workplace can lead to huge costs for businesses, ranging from lowered staff morale and productivity, and higher employee absence rates, through to the cost and stress of Employment Tribunals. This practical one day course introduces delegates to a positive and proactive approach towards workplace conflict - mediation. Find out how addressing workplace conflict through a mediative approach can prevent many conflicts from escalating, improve working relationships and reduce stress. Can you afford to miss it?