HRINZ Professional Development Courses

Refresh HR: http://www.hrinz.org.nz/Site/National_Events/courses/Refresh_HR/Advanced_Employment_Relations.aspxHR Planning and Advice Led by Angela Atkins MHRINZ
HRINZ Members: $130.00 + gst
Non Members: $165.00 + gst

Date: 3 November 2011, Auckland 8.00-10.30am
In this workshop you will learn how to create and implement a HR plan for either an organisation or specific team and your role as the HR expert when advising managers. You will work through a four step approach to HR planning that makes sure you cover the key elements and develop a plan that will add real value to your organisation. You will learn how to get your managers on board with the plan and how to implement it effectively. Finally, you will also look at how the HR role fits with the manager’s role and how to advise managers effectively.

This is a practical workshop where you will develop a draft HR plan for your organisation or an area of the organisation you look after. To do this you will need to do some work beforehand and bring it along to the workshop. You will also create an action plan to help you get buy-in to your HR plan and implement it when you are back at work. Additionally, you will have a draft plan on how you will develop your skills and approach so that you are an effective and trusted adviser to your managers.

HR Foundations Led by Tina Nation AFHRINZ
Member: $2,095.00 +gst
Non-member: $2,495.00 +gst

Date: 16-18 November 2011, Auckland
Come along for a lively three days of exploration, discussion and fun with colleagues keen to learn and share experiences of the foundations of HR practice. In this workshop attendees will overview the complete people life-cycle of an organisation from strategic alignment and workforce planning through to departure from the organisation. Book now to secure your place!

Essential Employment Law Led by Angela Atkins
Member: $895.00 +gst
Non-member: $1,295.00 +gst

Date: Friday 27 January 2012, Auckland
This course is a one day workshop with a post course assessment component to test base level knowledge. It is facilitated by Angela Atkins and/or Lisa Reidy who also facilitate the HRINZ Refresh HR workshops.

As with Refresh HR courses the content is very practical, with lots of discussions, real employee questions to answer, exercises, regular quizzes, case studies and employment case law examples. The post course assessment will include reading through six case studies and answering how you would deal with each, applying what you have learned. Feedback on your answers will be provided.

Level: General

Learning Objectives

Refresh HR: Employment Relations Led by Angela Atkins
Member: $140.00 +gst
Non-member: $185.00 +gst

Date: 23 February 2012, Auckland 9.00-12.00pm
Employment Legislation and Employment Agreements
You will cover the main points of the Employment Relations Act and break it down into the key things you need to know and how case law has been applied. You will then analyse an individual employment agreement and use it to cover what terms and conditions need to be included and how to effectively manage the employment relationship.

This is a practical workshop where you will learn what good faith means when dealing with the employment relationship, what needs to go into employment agreements and how to deal with contractors, casual and fixed term employees legally and fairly. It will also include direction regarding the key points of collective bargaining, and how to make flexible working, trial periods, meals breaks and breastfeeding provisions work in your organisation.

After the Christchurch earthquake, many businesses found themselves having to review their clauses around what employees were entitled to if the business couldn't operate, when can you ask an employee to work, leave entitlements and providing a healthy workplace. In this session of Refresh we will talk through the clauses that apply in these circumstances.

Refresh HR: Advanced Employment Relations Led by Angela Atkins
Member: $140.00 +gst
Non-member: $185.00 +gst

Date: 23 February 2012, Auckland 1.00-4.00pm
This workshop has been designed to take you through some of the more complex Employment Relations issues you may face in an HR role. It follows on from the ‘Employment Relations’ workshops which covered the key points of the Employment Relations Act and amendments (meal breaks, flexible working, trial periods), good faith, individual and collective employment agreements required clauses and useful clauses and casuals and part timers/fixed terms.

This workshop is interactive, and will include discussions of differing situations.

Subjects Covered

• How to deal with restraint of trades and what happened in real cases. We will analyse four cases to really understand how to word restraints and enforce them.
• Useful executive level clauses and how to enforce them. We will look at a case study and see which clauses would apply if a CEO was to be dismissed.
• Negotiating settlements – what you need to know; including making payments under section 123(1)(c)(i), how 'without predujice' applies, calderbank offers and key points to include in a settlement.
• Dealing effectively with union conflicts; including tips and techinques on a range of situations.
• How to respond to Personal Grievances and prepare for mediation. We will cover what the process is and work through a case study of a personal grievance letter including preparing a response.

HR Foundations Led by Tina Nation AFHRINZ
Member: $2,095.00 +gst
Non-member: $2,495.00 +gst

Date: 27-29 February 2012 Wellington
Come along for a lively three days of exploration, discussion and fun with colleagues keen to learn and share experiences of the foundations of HR practice. In this workshop attendees will overview the complete people life-cycle of an organisation from strategic alignment and workforce planning through to departure from the organisation. Book now to secure your place!

HR Business Writing Led by Helen Wise, Write Ltd
Member: $895.00 +gst
Non-member: $1,295.00 +gst

Date: 8 March, 2012 Wellington
This course is designed to help HR professionals produce plain English employment contracts and job descriptions. The course will be extremely practical and participants will work on transforming some of their own organisation’s contracts and job descriptions throughout the day. Each participant will leave with a clear understanding of what a plain English employment contract and job description look like and a plan to improve these documents in their own organisation.

Learning Objectives

· Understand the connection between clear communication and an organisation’s desired image and values

· Understand the impact of legalese and unclear writing on the employment relationship and on the health of the organisation

· Identify the key principles and scope of plain English—all of the principles that work together to make a document clear, understandable, and actionable

· Understand how to apply plain English to employment contracts, including how to communicate expectations to the in-house lawyer or legal advisor

· Understand how to apply plain English to job descriptions and assess whether the job description is fit for purpose

If you would like further information regarding all the workshops or events mentioned above please contact Sheridan Rose (Sheridan.rose@hrinz.org.nz ) or ddi: 04 8023959.

above please contact Sheridan Rose (Sheridan.rose@hrinz.org.nz ) or ddi: 04 8023959.