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Liz McQue - Chief Executive
An Introduction to HR
- Category: Employment and Workforce
- Date: No current presentations
- Times: 9.30 - 4.30
- Cost: £130 + VAT Members of North West Employers/£169 + VAT Non-members of North West Employers
- Venue: North West Employers, Manchester
This short course is designed to assist employees new to the human resource function to understand key employment issues specifically within a public sector/local government context.
This course will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills required to increase your confidence and enhance your contribution to the effectiveness of your organisation's HR team.
Impact/Outcomes
Understand where terms and conditions of employment come from.
Appreciate the roles of HR, line managers and employee representatives.
Be aware of the processes relating to the start, maintenance and termination of the employment contract.
Recognise the importance of the legal framework to HR processes.
Explore how effective HR can contribute to business outcomes.
Programme
• Overview of Local Government - its systems, structures and institutions
• Overview of the legal framework
• Recruitment and selection
• Discrimination legislation
• Contract formation and contract types
• Terms, conditions and rights during employment - unfair dismissal, redundancy, TUPE, maternity, paternity, adoption etc
• Pay and reward
• Discipline, Capability, Sickness and Grievance
• Termination of employment - resignation, retirement and dismissal
• Peculiarities of Local Government employment -continuous service, modification order etc.
• Future developments