Managing the employment relationship

Duration of Course - 1 Day

Unit Aims

To develop knowledge and understanding of the employment relationship as required by a practising or potential manager.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand diversty in the workplace
• Know how to maintain discipline the workplace

Course Outline

• Definition of diversity and its impact on the organisation and its activities
• Legislation as it affects employment – sex, age, ethnicity, disability, etc
• Own organisation’s policies and procedures
• Significance of diversity in the market place
• The consequences of non-compliance for own work area and the organisation
• Organisational employment policies, (eg relating to time-keeping, absenteeism, conduct, level of performance, attitude and behaviour, gross misconduct)
• Records and other means to support and monitor the disciplinary process
• Legal aspects of disciplinary processes
• Interpersonal behaviour and support skills to maintain discipline at work