Recommended for:
Whether you are a proprietor, line manager within a small business, or self employed and planning to grow your business, the HR for Small Businesses course is absolutely essential for you if you want a robust grounding in all the key HR areas to ensure you manage people effectively and comply with the law.
Course overview:
Employees in any business are typically the most significant business cost. Therefore, like any resource, they require careful proactive management. Good HR practice and effective people management leads directly to engaged and motivated employees which, in turn, impacts on productivity, the bottom line and subsequent business growth. Moreover, the financial and reputational risk to businesses, of any size, of failure to comply with employment law is potentially huge.
HR for Small Businesses is made up of two, one-day courses that will provide essential knowledge, practical advice and a ‘toolkit’ for small businesses without an existing personnel or HR function. They will help you understand how to move from informal personnel practice to a more formalised and legally compliant set of HR policies and procedures. With a series of practical and relevant case studies, both courses explain key HR jargon in lay person’s terms.
Additional information:
Course discount
Part 1 and 2 of the course can be booked separately or, if booked together, receive a saving of 10%. It is recommended Part 1 is completed before Part 2, but it is not essential.
In-house training
HR for Small Businesses can be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We can also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an adviser about your particular requirements call our in-house training team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
Course title:
HR for Small Businesses Part 2
Duration:
1 day (Non-residential)
Dates and prices:
21 September 2012, Londonavailability: 
Non-member price: £375 + VAT
Call for member pricing details.
This course can be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We can also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an adviser about your particular requirements call our in-house training team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
An in-depth insight into specific issues throughout the ‘employee life cycle’, against the current legal context, with a particular emphasis throughout on avoiding discriminatory practice.
The legislative and best practice considerations throughout the employee ‘life cycle’:
- Recruitment and selection (advertising, interviewing and other forms of selection, making the decision and offer, induction)
- Learning and development (providing training and other forms of work-based development)
- Performance management, discipline and grievance (managing under performance, following best practice procedures appropriately)
- Reward (avoiding discrimination in pay and benefits, etc)
- Termination (managing redundancy, dismissal, ‘garden leave’, restrictive covenants, etc)
Formulating and handling contracts of employment and references
The role of the employee handbook.