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Full Day Workshop

Re-organise, downsize, rightsize; call it what you will but many organisations in these tough times have to change the size of their workforce. If you get it right you will be in a better position to progress. If you get it wrong you will add to your woes. This full-day event explains the law relevant to this area but the main focus is on practical advice on how to manage redundancy situations.

Description

What are the Workshop Objectives?

As a result of attending this workshop you will:

• Understand the law relating to redundancy & re-organisation in Northern Ireland
• Receive instruction on latest case law applicable to this area from a leading employment lawyer
• Become familiar with the duty to offer alternative work and just what this entails
• Work through common scenarios with an expert HR practitioner who has experience of handling redundancy situations
• Use template documents that may be customised for your workplace
• Gain from the views and comments on the topic from other delegates in attendance
• Leave the course feeling confident you can handle a redundancy & re-organisation exercise at work

Workshop Overview

The first of the morning sessions considers the legal aspects of redundancy situations. The bulk of the day will be given over to working through practical scenarios covering:

• Planning and executing a redundancy programme
• Deciding on selection criteria
• Deciding redundancy terms (& negotiation strategy) and calculating payments
• Timetables
• Communication plans
• Consulting with staff and staff representatives
• Support structure for employees
• Contingency planning
• Outplacement

Who Should Attend?

• HR Professionals
• Managers
• Operations Directors
• Anyone who may have to manage or make decisions in a redundancy exercise at work

Duration ~ Date ~ Location

Full Day Workshop: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Thursday 18th February 2010
Legal-Island Training Centre, Antrim

Facilitators
Joanna White ~ Arthur Cox Solicitors
Emer Hinphey ~ ThinkPeople

Joanna is a co-writer of Legal-Island's popular "First Tuesday" feature in our employment law email update service. Emer is an HR Consultant, with extensive experience of redundancy exercises and co-writes the "HR Clinic" for our HR Email Service.

Cost

Full Rate: £295 + VAT
Charity Rate: £236 + VAT

All organisations with fewer than 50 employees or registered charities (registered at the time of booking) qualify for the Charity Rate. The number of employees includes all branches, subsidiary/parent companies, boards, trusts and federated organisations.

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• Excellent course, very worthwhile, practical and relevant. I came away feeling I had increased my knowledge in this area and felt much more confident as a result. Ann Osborne, Head of Communication & Quality, EGSA

  18th February 2010, Island House Training Centre