Employment Law for Managers

Overview

Complying with the maze of employment laws is essential in any workplace. Avoiding avoidable mistakes makes for an efficient and productive workplace. The course provides a workable and practical way to meet the organisations legal obligations. Also how to operate efficiently, effectively and still comply with the legal constraints.

In making decisions in the workplace the manager needs to understand the boundaries wherein those decisions must be made. The manager also needs to understand the implications of any breach. How to remedy any potential issues before they become expensive in terms of legal sanctions and costs to the business.

This course will provide the manager with these essential skills.

Topics covered

The course will address the individual pieces of legislation that have an impact on the workplace. We will look at:

• Employment agreement negotiations and the legal requirements involved.
• The role of unions and the collective bargaining process.
• The statutory employment institutions will be examined. How they operate and how the manager will need to act when the business is involved in proceedings therein.
• The complicated issue of holidays including: public holiday rights and obligations, annual holidays, sick leave, bereavement leave, and parental leave and employment protection.

Please note, the course is not designed to cover in-depth the new health and safety legislation other than in principle.

All the matters covered impact on every workplace irrespective of size and the manager must understand these legal obligations. This course will ensure that.

Outcomes

You will:

• Gain greater confidence in your role as a manager.
• Develop a working knowledge of the law allowing clearer and more efficient decision making.
• Become more confidence in managing people knowing the constraints and consequences of any decisions made.
• Know how to manage union related issues, with the knowledge of their and your respective rights and boundaries of influence.

Your organisation will:

• Avoid the incurring of compensation and penalties arising from mishandled employment related issues, eg personal grievances.
• Save potentially very large legal costs by avoiding legal pitfalls and managing legal issues correctly.
• Increase its ability to manage labour related issues with unions, and how to make that beneficial to the business.

Who should attend

Business owners responsible for legal requirements

• Managers responsible for employees
• Human Resource Managers, Employment Relations Managers and Industrial Relations Managers

Your organisation may be eligible to use a Capability Development Voucher through the NZTE Regional Business Partner Network on this course. Follow this link to find out more www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/nzte 

This course may qualify as a continuing professional development (CPD) activity.  Please check with your professional body.