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Deepen your understanding of meaningful and effective consultation and the roles and responsibilities. You will review tools and procedures to fulfill the mandate of the committee and work with other participants to create a vision for the future and a plan for its implementation.

Workshop Objectives

The objectives of the workshops are:

•   To provide an opportunity for the parties to critically analyze the existing labour-management relationship;
•   To agree on where it needs to go;
•   To determine how it can be constructively managed;
•   To clarify (and build mutual respect for) common and divergent interests;
•   To explore issues of trust and risk taking associated with working collaboratively;
•   To improve the knowledge and skills for working jointly;
•   To develop core principles and guidelines for the working relationship;
•   To produce working tools to guide consultative processes and practices.
•   To have an opportunity to interact with union and management representatives from a variety of sectors within your region.

1.       Labour–Management Consultation

 Procedures, Processes and Practices.

2.       Problem-Solving Skills at the Employee-Supervisor and Union-Management levels

•  Effective strategies for addressing employees\' welfare
•   Strategies for motivating, coaching and counselling employees- Supervisors  to achieve common purpose and objectives
•   Effective team spirit and interpersonal skills needed to turn union members to formidable teams with common purpose and interest

3.       Rights & Duties Of Parties In Industrial Relations

•   Basis of Rights and Obligations
•   Employee Rights and Duties
•   Employer's Rights and Duties
•   Controversial Areas

4.       Conflict Management: Competition vs Conflict, Barriers, Root causes, Categories, Typical stages and How to effectively resolve conflict.

5.       The Rights And Duties Of Employers And Employees

•    The Psychological Contract
•    Contract of Employment
•    Terms and Conditions
•    Protection of Special Persons

People Power / Transformation in the Workplace: Focus on how recruitment, employee development, talent retention, performance management and employee well-being can impact on an organisation\'s performance.

TARGET AUDIENCE

•   Chairman, Chief  Executives  and  Directors
•   Trade  Union  Officials
•   Industrial  Relations  Managers/Officers
•   HR  Managers / Personnel  Officers
•   Legal  Advisers/  Officers
•  Senior  Staff  of  National  Industrial  Court  (NIC)  and       
•   Industrial  Arbitration  Panel  (IAP)

      All union and management representatives of all labour-management consultation committees should participate in joint learning on labour-management consultation