INTRODUCTION
Managers have never been more accountable, ethically and legally; for critical human resources issues and challenges-even when HR isn’t their job. What’s more, there’s a minefield of potential vulnerability that a non-HR manager must be able to successfully navigate.
This results-oriented training shows every manager in any non-HR function how to avoid HR-related pitfalls, while capitalizing on HR-linked opportunities with greater skill and confidence.
This training course will help delegates gain the knowledge and skills to develop confidence in dealing with HR and employment law issues within the business.
You’ll learn how to handle sensitive matters encountered in interviewing and hiring, conduct productive performance reviews, motivate and discipline-and a host of “people” issues and thorny legal concerns. Every manager needs to be well-versed in these HR essentials and this training can help ensure you’re up to speed.
- Discover where the responsibilities of your organization's HR function end and where yours begin
- Master current best practices for conducting interviews and making "best hire" decisions
- Understand your role and responsibilities when facing a tangle of employment rulings
- Learn the mandated requirements for record keeping as well as records security
- Know how to identify and stop "innocent" workplace practices that could expose your organization to lawsuits
THIS COURSE COVERS THE FOLLOWING:
Overview of the HR functions
The Line Manager's Role and Responsibilities of Employment Law and HR Issues
• Defining roles and responsibilities – current strengths and development areas in relation to the HR role
• The scope and depth of the line manager's employment law and HR duties
• Typical types of employment contract, content and how it affects line managers
• The non-HR manager’s role in compliance with Kenya Labor laws
• Ensuring a harassment-free work environment
• Managing performance issues: diagnosis, documentation, discipline
• Interviewing and hiring: conducting interviews; assessing candidates
• Retaining top talent: from high potentials to improved productivity Performance management: objectives; feedback and coaching; appraisals
What are your Legal Responsibilities?
• Identifying the current employment legislation characteristics of sex, age, race, religion or belief, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation and gender reassignment, awareness of health and safety at work and the data protection acts.
• Understanding discrimination – positive, direct and indirect, associative and perceptive.
• Bullying and harassment
• Applying equality, diversity and fairness in the workplace
Effective Absence Management
• Identifying what is authorized and unauthorized absence (Including looking at long-term sick leave) and
• practical solutions on how to deal with absence issues.
• Latest legislation and its effect e.g. parental leave, domestic leave, maternity leave, etc.
Handling Discipline and Grievances at Work
• Defining what a grievance is
• How to handle and resolve grievances positively
• Discipline procedures – identifying when and where action is necessary
• Dealing with poor performance
• Employment tribunals – what is involved?
More to the same, understanding how to terminate employment and when to seek the help of a specialist.
Role of the Non HR Managers in employee management
- Hiring
- Induction
- Training
- Performance
- Rewarding
- Discipline
- Terminations
- Personnel administration
Work place micro and macro-economic dynamics
- Ergonomics
- Motivation
- Competition
- Relationships
- Socio-cultural
- Technological
- Political issues
How will you benefit from this course?
- Learn how to overcome self as well as employee challenges emanating from internal and external influences
- Understand the implications of employment laws in your supervisory role
- Get to understand the roles played in employee management and how to best ensure productivity in your department right from sourcing
How will your organisation benefit from this course?
- High productivity among staff since the job profile is clear, recruitment process is well done, induction and training is comprehensive, the supervisor has motivational skills and is able to strike a good balance in work to avoid burn outs
- Avoid unnecessary employee costs in litigations due to lack of compliance of employment laws
- Reduced staff turnover related with poor relationships with managers
- Low absenteeism among supervisors and staff due to stress related illnesses
Who should attend?
Designed for managers and supervisors with line management responsibilities, this course will help delegates to understand the skills and knowledge required to carry out legal and HR roles and responsibilities.
This course will benefit anyone involved in line management, in particular:
• First Time Managers
• Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• Sales Managers
• HR Professionals
• Project Managers
• Change Managers
• New Managers
• Staff looking to progress into a Management Position
SEMINAR INFORMATION
VENUE: Sarova Stanley Hotel, Nairobi Kenya
DATE: 26th to 27th January 2017
TIME: 8:30AM TO 4:30PM
FACILITATION FEE: Kshs 36,500 + VAT (16%) / 500USD
