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HR Updates for Community Services

Issues, information, tools and case studies for not-for-profit organisations to achieve compliance and best practice with their staff.


The course will provide participants with an opportunity to review their HR functions to ensure they achieve both employment compliance and a motivated and well-managed workforce. Case studies, examples and exercises will focus on aligning HR systems and practice between States and in the different areas of Community Service Sector. Participants will obtain tools for updating the HR function in their service or team.


Who should attend:


CEOs, Managers and others involved in setting and carrying through staff policies and development


Knowledge and Competencies:


Participants will obtain the following information and competencies:

  • The likely impact of recent Federal and State legislation on the HR functions
  • The role of HR
  • Establishing the right contractual relationships
  • Effective recruiting
  • Relating policies and procedures to everyday work
  • Managing difficult staff
  • Developing performance management systems
  • Payroll and administrative developments
  • Auditing the HR function

Topics:

  • The new IR legislation and its impact on Not For Profits
  • The functions and roles for HR in a Not For Profit 
  • Aligning HR policies and processes with the Mission and Values
  • The Management Committee and HR - their role and what they need to know
  • Awards, AWA's, Enterprise Agreements?
  • The role of Unions
  • Managing the employment contract - lawful instruction, acting in good faith, duty of care, the legitimacy of policies and procedures
  • Linking the employee, clients and funding agency contracts
  • Payroll and administrative issues
  • Issues in brokerage of staff, outsourcing and contracting
  • Effective staff policies
  • Auditing and improving the HR functions
  • The employment cycle -  recruitment, induction, performance management and exit
  • Latest developments in OHS and Workers Compensation
  • Managing the problem staff situation

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