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Dealing and Negotiating with Employee Representatives *3 for 2
Cost: | See Below |
Location: | Dublin Airport |
Start Date: | 09 June 2011 |
End Date: | 09 June 2011 |
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Full Day
The economy continues to be difficult, if not fragile. Reductions in terms and conditions of employment and/or redundancies are a reality for many employers and their employees. In unionised situations employers must work and negotiate with trade union representatives to bring about change that will help the organisation survive and grow. Consultation with elected representatives and individual negotiations may be required in non-unionised workplaces. How do you achieve a lasting, workable solution? How can you minimise redundancies AND maximise your chances of economic survival?
Description
What are the learning outcomes?
HR Professionals and other managers need to prove they are genuine business partners that can add value to the organisation. We take realistic scenarios – contractual variations and redundancies - and apply them via REAL LIFE case studies to give you the knowledge and confidence to approach trade unions and employees with a view to achieving necessary changes linked to your business and strategic plans.
Our three expert facilitators will provide you with practical advice on handling difficult conversations and meetings and will provide you with template checklists and precedent documents for use after the event, to maximise your chances of success. All three will be available throughout the day to discuss and advise on specific problems that concern individual delegates and to facilitate group exercises.
Masterclass overview/outline programme
- Start: Principles and Business Overview of Your Strategy
- Case Studies
- Communication (1-5) as our PR expert discusses options at very stage
- Strategy Health Check
- Preparing for The Labour Court or Rights Commissioner
- Resolution
- Finish: Q&A Plus Checklist
| 9.30am | Start: Principles and Business Overview of Your Strategy. You want to make changes. You NEED to make changes. But you can’t just do things like that. You have to plan how and when to make changes, to minimise the chances of disputes and maximise the chances of success should they occur. Lead Facilitator: Niall Saul |
| 10.15am | Case Studies – Examples from Real Life Many Organisations have been through rough and public workplace disputes. What lessons can we learn; what mistakes can we avoid; and what positives can we take from them? Lead Facilitator: Niall Saul |
| 10.45am | Networking and Break |
| 11am | Communication (1): You are moving into a potentially damaging dispute. What you say now and where and how you say it will have consequences for your relationships with employees, their representatives, customers and suppliers. So what do you do? Lead Facilitator: Emmet Barrett (Emmet will lead all communication discussions) |
| 11.30am | Negotiation Strategy: You want to avoid the labour Court imposing a settlement on you. You want to minimise disruption and residual bad feelings within the workforce. But what can you give when business is tight and you have to make the changes to survive? What are the best ways to negotiate, knowing that what you do could be used for or against you at a later date? Lead Facilitator: John Horgan |
| 12.15pm | Communication (2): Whether you settle or remain in dispute, what you say and how you say it will have lasting repercussions. Time to take stock before you talk. |
| 12.30pm | Health Check – is your strategy robust and set in the real life? It looks like you’ll be heading for the Labour Court or Rights Commissioner. Do you think you can convince them of the validity of your arguments? Just how realistic is your position? What preparation do you need? Lead Facilitators: Niall Saul/John Horgan |
| 1pm | Networking and Lunch |
| 2pm | Communication (3): You’re off to the Labour Court or LRC. Do you announce it or keep quiet? |
| 2.15pm | Labour Court or Rights Commissioner: So far, your attempts at resolution have failed. There may have been some progress along the way but you’re on your way to the Rights Commissioner for conciliation or the Labour Court for a recommendation. Workshop participants will be asked to make the case for either side and to outline:
Facilitators: All three |
| 3pm | Communication (4): You have worked out the above. What do you do with it? |
| 3.15pm | Optional Working Break |
| 3.30pm | Resolution: You have your recommendation from the Labour Court or Rights Commissioner. What are the practical measures you have to take to implement the agreement? Lead Facilitator: Niall Saul |
| 4pm | Communication (5): How can you maximise the positive and minimise the negative outcomes? |
| 4.15pm | Finish: Q&A Plus Checklist. What else do you need to know? What do you do next? Use the final session to tease out any areas of misunderstanding, study the checklist and make sure that you leave this workshop certain of how you will implement your own disputes strategy. Lead Facilitator: John Horgan |
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Who is it for?
Duration ~ Date ~ Location
This event will suit HR professionals, other managers, directors and owners of SMEs concerned with industrial relations and the need to negotiate a reduction in terms and conditions of employment or redundancies.
Duration ~ Date ~ Location
Full Day Event: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Thursday 9th June 2011
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin Airport
Cost
This event is part of our '3 for price of 2' offer.
Standard Full Rate: €395
Charity/SME Standard Full Rate: €295
Save an additional €30 if you book and pay online.
How to book a single place at this event
Book & Pay Online: Each event page has a link to the booking form at the top. Just fill in the form and click 'Continue'. You can pay by credit card and your details will be sent to us. Confirmation of your booking will be sent to you by email.
Reserve Online & Pay by Invoice: Alternatively, if you require an invoice before paying you can reserve a place online.
To take advantage of our '3 places for the price of 2' offer, please complete and return this booking form to:
Post: Legal-Island, International House, Tara Street, Dublin 2
Email: events@legal-island.com
Fax: 01 401 3894
Trainers & Speakers:
Niall Saul ~ Executive Chairman, Symbio HR Solutions
John Horgan ~ Independent HR Advisor
Emmet Barrett ~ Keating & Associates
