Course Details

Manukau Institute of Technology

Faculty of Business and Information Technology Reception, Floor 2 Corner of Manukau Station Road and Davies Avenue, Manukau

Full Day
8.30am to 4.30pm

Employment law is constantly changing, making contracts fraught with risks to your business. Arm yourself with the knowledge and skills necessary to minimise those risks by attending MIT’s Employment Law for Small Business course. You’ll examine recruitment, employment agreement, the latest legislation, bargaining, restructuring and dispute resolution in a practical and interactive one-day format.
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Who Should Attend?

SME owners and managers; managers in non-profit organisations; business managers in larger corporates.

Outcomes

At the end of this MIT Business Course, you will…

Understand the principles and documentation of the employment relationship
Have examined current legislation and its impact on the employment relationship
Have discussed the collective-bargaining process as part of a real-life case study
Understand how to manage a restructure and/or the redundancy process
Know how to prepare for a disciplinary or a personal-grievance process
Have developed an employment action plan for your business

Course content

The Employment Relationship

Key terms and definitions
Recruitment
Employment agreements
Legislation

The Employment Relations Act
The Holidays Act
Wages Protection Act
Health & Safety in the Employment Act

Bargaining

Collective bargaining
Strikes
Good faith
Collective agreements
Restructuring and Redundancy

Why firms restructure
Restructure and redundancy process
Problems and disputes

Introduction to problems and disputes
Disciplinary process
Personal grievance process
Dispute resolution processes