Employment Relations Act 

• Identify how to comply with the duty to ‘act in good faith as a manager 

• Apply fair and reasonable decisions in management to reduce the risk of personal grievances 

Following a Defensible Recruitment Process  

• Ensure you have a defensible recruitment process from the job advertisement through to the selection 

• Explore how to lawfully recruit the right staff and follow fair selection processes 

• Identify how to interview job applicants so you comply with human rights and privacy laws 

• Apply best practice when offering staff employment to ensure the relationship gets off to a good start 

Employment Contracts & Holidays, Sick leave & Entitlements 

• Ensuring your Employment agreement is clear and complete 

• Identify staff entitlements to holidays and leave 

• Manage requests for holidays and parental leave 

• Manage sick leave and reduce absenteeism 

Managing Performance & Relationships  

• Explain the difference between ‘poor performance’ and ‘misconduct’ 

• List key requirements in managing poor performance 

• Identify a fair and reasonable disciplinary process for misconduct 

• Manage proper process in investigation and disciplinary meetings 

• Explore processes for resolving employment relationship problems 

Protecting your employees and yourself with good Health & Safety compliance and management 

• Protect your employees with an overview of your Health and Safety obligations relating to  

• Duties and responsibilities of PCBUs to ensure safety at work 

psychological Safety & Social Hazards e.g. stress and bullying 

Covid-19- special considerations 

• Sickness Entitlements 
• Health and Safety Obligations 
• Human Rights and Vaccinations