Designed for Human Resources leaders wishing to take their skills and knowledge to the next level.
Using an in-depth case study method under the guidance of leading legal and HR experts, you will delve deeply into the most challenging issues in workplace law – and be better positioned to implement or reinforce best HR strategies and practices reflecting the latest law.
What You’ll Learn
- Understanding in-depth the rationale for provisions relating to termination, bonuses, commissions, stock options, continuance of benefits, non-solicitation and non-competition clauses (failure to understand which can lead to costly litigation)
- Strategic approaches to the framing and drafting of workplace policies and procedures and employment contracts
- Effectively planning and managing performance and performance improvement plans (PIPS)
- What the law requires, and what represents proactive best practices, in strategies for accommodation
- Tackling the issues of social media and its impact on the employment relationship
- Overcoming the challenges posed by harassment and mental health issues in the workplace
- Termination of employment: managing and limiting the legal risks
- Understanding the formal mediation and litigation processes which come into play if informal resolution does not succeed
- Working from home and the return-to-work conundrum – problems, pitfalls and best strategies to overcome them