Human Resources

Understanding the key do’s and don’t of the labor law and how arbitrators interpret collective bargaining agreements is critical to operating in a union environment. Learn key aspects of operating under the NLRA, including union organizing, unfair labor practices, good faith bargaining & what happens on impasse.

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Register for Labor Law and Contract Interpretation

Learn best practices for understanding, identifying, preventing, and managing employee-related issues that have potential legal concerns. Gain up-to-date information on employment laws and court cases on employment practices. Use case scenarios to apply practical implications of those laws on policies and day-to-day operations.

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Register for Employment and EEO Laws

Examine the responsibilities and proactive initiatives that guide ER professionals. Learn techniques for conducting effective conversations, making ER decisions and managing performance issues. Practice coaching, counseling, progressive discipline strategies, working styles and communication skills, including effective ways to phrase language. Leave with extensive tools and guides to apply at work.

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Register for Advanced Effective Employee Relations

Learn a step-by-step process on preparing for bargaining including aligning organizational, labor and bargaining strategies and developing management and union goals, and preparing for the bargaining table. An in-class project includes preparing and delivering a presentation to management to obtain bargaining mandate.

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Register for Preparation for Collective Bargaining

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Register for Effective Collective Bargaining and Simulation

Learn and practice the complete step-by-step internal investigation process. Receive extensive content related to conducting interviews, investigation techniques, determining credibility, managing bias, reaching conclusions, and implementing outcomes. Interact with expert investigators to learn best practices and acquire new skills.

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Register for Advanced Internal Investigations: Process and Application

Learn what is needed to launch, enhance or revitalize people and talent initiatives that build core competencies and drive equitable practices throughout your organization. Explore how to leverage inclusive and diverse strategies as a competitive advantage on multiple fronts for achieving business objectives and sustainability.

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Register for Implementing and Sustaining Inclusive Strategies and Cultures

Become the voice of your organization and influence others to do the same. Develop core capabilities to build relationships and consult internal clients. Learn techniques to guide clients in establishing goals, achieving desired outcomes, and managing expectations.

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Register for Consulting Skills for Internal HR

Examine current legal and policy concerns and best practices related to preventing harassment and retaliation. Learn HR, managers and employee approaches for responding to inappropriate behaviors. Practice prevention strategies for creating a respectful workplace including providing individual feedback. Review requirements for training and explore preventive training options beyond legal standards.

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Register for Strategies and Practices for Preventing Harassment

Performance enabling organizational design is both an art, and a science. Today’s HR practitioners are expected to hone consulting and analytical skills and strike a balance between a facilitative and expert role to create alignment between components of the organization and the organization’s strategic goals. Change usually has organization design implications, and organization design inevitable results in change.

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Register for Organization Design and Enabling Change

Enhance critical skills for designing and implementing learning and development initiatives to advance an inclusive, equitable and accessible work environment. Acquire knowledge and tools to ensure management and employees understand the value of these initiatives. Gain experience on how to help the workforce deepen their self-awareness, engage in challenging conversations, and invest in the success and support of others. Build on techniques, models and ideas designed to drive messages and sustain key learnings to change behaviors with a more positive impact at work.

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Register for Learning and Development: Strategies for Advancing an Inclusive Work Environment

Infuse talent management with an integrated approach to recruiting, onboarding and retention. Broaden organization effectiveness by aligning talent management with business objectives and inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility strategies that increase innovation and reduce bias. Learn what you can do to influence policies, practices and systems.

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Register for Inclusive Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Talent

Learn methods for capturing key information, maintaining documentation and writing fair, neutral and effective reports. Practice taking notes, developing documentation, avoiding advocacy language, addressing comparators/credibility and writing sound conclusions. Considerations include ethical issues and attorney/client privileges. Receive a report template that will uphold findings and withstand heightened scrutiny.

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Register for Advanced Internal Investigations Reports

Essential for labor relations professionals who are looking to refine their compensation philosophy and strategies to attract and retain a robust workforce, while also rethinking work systems, processes, and rules to optimize productivity and employee satisfaction.

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Register for Compensation and Costing for Collective Bargaining

The ability to craft clear and enforceable contract and grievance-settlement language is paramount to ensure the intent and terms of the agreement are understood by all parties and the negotiated deal is upheld.

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Register for Agreement Writing for Labor Relations