HR Essentials for SME’s – Pick and choose your modules – from Tuesday 25th Feb 2025

Session 1: Recruitment and Selection  – Tuesday 25th Feb   12-1.30

• Get to know what legislative requirements that govern recruitment and selection.
• Understand the key do’s and don’ts
• Get information on how the experts operate recruitment and selection.
• Find out what’s important to include in your recruitment and selection processes in 2025
• Understand how to make sure you are getting the best staff for your business.

Session 2: Contracts and Probation Management Tuesday 4th Mar  12-1.30

• Understand the legal requirements around a contract of employment.
• Learn how to structure your contracts of employment so that you are protecting your business.
• Find out which policies you should have in your handbook and contract of employment.
• Understand how to effectively manage a probation period.
• Learn how to manage poor performance during probation.

 

Session 3:Managing Performance Tuesday 11th Mar 12-1.30

• Understand the Performance Management process.
• Gain insight into a quick and efficient way to manage performance on an ongoing basis.
• Get the basics in managing Grievance and Disciplinary processes.
• Get tips on how to handle a difficult conversation.

Session 4 Managing Absence and Statutory Leave  Tuesday 18th Mar12-1.30

• Learn how to manage absence due to illness effectively.
• Understand the new rights employees have to leave to ensure you are compliant with recent legislation
• Get to know your employees rights to take leave from your business

Session 5:Wellbeing and Diversity Tuesday 25th Mar 12-1.30

• Learn about how to have an integrated Wellbeing approach.
• Understand the importance of Diversity and Inclusion to your business performance.
• Learn about Psychological safety and its importance as the basis for a high performing team.

Session 6 :Must have policies, managing data and WRC Investigations Tuesday 1st Apr 12-1.30  12-1.30

• Learn about what new policies you need to have in place for 2025
• Understand which policies you need to update to ensure that your business is complying with recent changes to legislation.
• Learn how to manage personal data to be legally compliant.
• Get insight into how to prepare for a WRC Inspection

Session 7:Learning and Development Tuesday 8th Apr  12-1.30

• People’s experience of your company in their first three months determines whether or not they will stay – learn how to onboard new staff and engage them – even if they are working remotely.
• Learn how to create simple, cost effective training.

Session 8 :Dignity at Work Tuesday 29th Apr  12-1.30

 

• Learn about best practices to prevent Bullying and Harassment in your workplace.
• Learn how to deal with allegations of bullying.
• Understand the differing roles your organisation is required to have to deal with an allegation of bullying.

Session 9 Understanding and managing conflict. Tuesday 6th May 12-1.30

• Get to know your approach to conflict.
• Make conflict easier by understanding its causes and how to pre-empt it
• Understand how to give feedback without causing conflict.

Session 10:Culture Tuesday 13th May   12-1.30

• Find out how to retain your good performers
• Get to grips with the foundations of Employee Engagement
• Learn how to manage Change effectively every time.
• Understand what your Employer Brand is and how you should be managing it.

 

Trainer: Tracy O’Brien from The Peoples Password.

Training method

Training is delivered online  over Zoom.

Time and Date listed above 

Trainee Costs per module:

Members €45.00 Non-Members €55.00

Book all 10 Sessions

Members €295.00 Non-Members €325.00