Course code: IHR - call 0845 071 2801
Overview
Course duration: 2 days.
Find out all you need to know about the HR function, its role within organisations and the impact of latest legislation - now updated with Equality Act 2010.
This practical and intensive course provides a broad overview of HR issues and is designed for people embarking on a career in HR, or those taking on new HR responsibilities.
Is it right for me?
Suitable for anyone considering or moving into a role in HR, those with responsibility for providing advice on HR as part of their role or those who may be taking on more HR responsibilities.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Understand the current and future responsibilities for HR specialists.
- Plan for people needs in the workplace.
- Recruit and select the right people.
- Handle sensitive issues - ethical issues, termination, redundancy, sickness, TUPE.
- Use HR best practice in your role.
- Put equality into practice in the workplace.
- Participate in performance management and appraisals.
What will it cover?
HR - The Role and Responsibilities
- How the function can assist business aims and goals
- The current and changing role - internal consultant and adviser
- Objectives for HR specialists
HR Best Practice - An Overview
- Planning to meet the people needs of your organisation
- Managing successful recruitment and selection
- Finding the right people
- Offers of employment and employment contracts
- Performance management and appraisals
Employment Law
- An outline of key employment law issues
- Equality and diversity - an overview of the Equality Act 2010 and the protected characteristics of sex, age, race, religion or belief, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation and gender reassignment
Legal Responsibilities of the Employer
- Contracts - employment contracts, references
- Termination of employment
- Discrimination and harassment - positive, direct and indirect, associative, perceptive
Discipline, Redundancy, Dismissal and Absence Management
- Redundancy
- Discipline at work - dealing with poor performance
- The five reasons for terminating employment
- Dismissals - wrongful or unfair dismissal
- Employment tribunals - what is involved?
- Sickness and absence management
Personal Development
- Formulating an action plan
Further courses to consider
The Effective HR Manager
Trainer Profile
Bev Holloway
“I understand the policy but I’m not sure what to do in to this particular situation”.
This, and comments like it, are those I receive when delivering this course. The delegates are keen to learn the theory but also the practical side of HR which is where my past experience as a HR Generalist comes into play.
There are a wealth of subjects covered in the two days and the matter could be viewed as dry. Therefore, I encourage you to join in activities, to explore case studies and relate them to your own experiences, to answer quizzes, to ask questions and most importantly discuss your views.
I enjoy seeing participant’s light bulb moments as they gain insights into what it’s like to actually apply the law and policies and understand what “Best Practice” really means.
The Faculty
Along with Judy Cullen Moore and Susan Kozma, Bev Holloway is part of the dedicated faculty team who will deliver this course.
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