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LABOUR RELATIONS IN CHANGING TIMES - Government, Organisation and Unions Collaborative Approach to Improving National Economy

WORKSHOP RATIONALE

Disruptive labour  disputes and industrial actions are taking their tolls on national productivity and  as  such every organization must evolve sustainable strategies to create  a  culture  of  industrial  harmony  and  an  environment where the management and the trade unions see themselves as strategic partners  in  driving  the  organizations  corporate  goals.

It is against this background that this Workshop is conceived. Participants will be exposed to the current trends and best practices in labour and industrial relations management. Impact of Industrial Conflicts Mismanagement will also be discussed.

Course Content

•        Modern structures for the Management of  Industrial  Relations
• Trade unions  as  a  Strategic  Business  Partner:  The  Changing  Roles  of  Trade  Unions  in  Today's Public  Sector 
• Best  Practice  Steps  and  Pathway s  in  Resolving  Disputes
• Aligning Trade  Union  Strategies  and  Expectations  with  Organisation's  Goals  and  Corporate Mission
• Unions, Productivity and  the  New  Industrial  Relations – Strategic  Consideration
• Enforceability of Collective  Agreements
• Protected and Unprotected  Strikes
• Effective Mediation  and  Industrial  Conflict  Resolution:  Options  and  Strategies
• Defining Rights,  Duties  and  Obligations  in  a  Tripartite  Employment  Relationship  (i.e. the principal, contractor  companies  and  contractor  employees)
• Conflict  Resolution  Skills  For  Union  Leaders
• Public Speaking  Skills  For  Union  Advocates
• Current  issues  in  Collective  Labour  Relations

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)