My Workplace

Rural employment – what you need to know

This workshop will give an overview to assist in better identifying your employment needs, wages, other entitlements and how best to manage employees.

Cost: free, Duration: 3 hours 

Recruitment & termination - from start to finish

Replacing staff is a very expensive process. This seminar explains the steps to properly manage recruitment and termination to avoid high turnover and unfair dismissals.

Cost: $88 (incl. GST), Duration: 4 hours 

Rights and responsibilities - employing staff in NSW               

Are you confused about whether the new federal industrial relations laws apply to you? Find out whether the federal industrial relations changes affect your business. This seminar will explain the basic rights and obligations under NSW employment laws and the interaction with federal employment laws to help understand how they apply in your workplace.

Cost: free, Duration: 3 hours 

Managing employees - problem-free workplace

Managing staff in a small business means an employer has to be much more than 'the boss'. This workshop helps employers deal with the challenge of keeping staff motivated and performing well.

Cost: $88 (incl. GST), Duration: 4 hours 

Workplace policies - write your rules

Well written workplace policies help employers manage more effectively by setting out what is acceptable and unacceptable in the workplace. This intensive workshop helps employers and managers plan, write and apply workable policies to suit their individual workplaces.

Cost: $88 (incl. GST), Duration: 4 hours 

Workplace negotiations - developing practical skills

This workshop helps develop practical skills to successfully negotiate workplace arrangements. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss some common problems during negotiations and how they can be overcome. Suitable for employers and employees.

Cost: $110, Duration: 6 hours 

Workplace flexibility - introducing flexible work practices

This workshop helps develop strategies to manage work and personal responsibilities in the workplace. Participants will work through various scenarios and develop practical solutions to meet their workplace needs. Suitable for employers and employees.

Cost: $88, Duration: 4 hours 

Understanding Awards

Understanding awards is a practical workshop designed to provide employers with a general introduction to awards and the key employment obligations under NSW industrial relations laws, including annual holidays and long service leave.

Cost: free, Duration: 3 hours 

Shop Employees (State) Award

Using Awards is a series of award specific workshops for employers who already have an understanding of the basics of awards but require a more thorough working knowledge of the key provisions in awards. Working in small groups, participants will be guided by the presenter through a range of practical scenarios.

Cost: free, Duration: 3 hours

Workshop dates and locations

Workshop	Date	Time	Location	Address	Cost
Understanding Awards	Tue, 28 Nov 2006	2pm - 5pm	Coffs Harbour	Novotel Pacific Bay Resort Cnr Pacific Highway & Bay Drive	Free
Workplace policies - write your rules	Wed, 29 Nov 2006	9am - 1pm	Coffs Harbour	Novotel Pacific Bay Resort Cnr Pacific Highway & Bay Drive	$88
Rural employment - what you need to know	Thu, 30 Nov 2006	11am – 2pm	Tamworth	Small Business Centre - New England and North West Suite 1, Level 1307 Peel Street	Free
Managing employees - problem-free workplace	Thu, 30 Nov 2006	9am - 1pm	Goulburn	Goulburn Soldiers Club 15 Market Street	$88
Managing employees - problem-free workplace	Tue, 5 Dec 2006	1pm - 5pm	Lismore	Dept of Commerce 120 Dalley Street	$88
Rights & responsibilities - employing staff in NSW	Wed, 6 Dec 2006	9am - 12pm	Lismore	Dept of Commerce 120 Dalley Street	Free
Recruitment & termination - from start to finish	Wed, 6 Dec 2006	1pm - 5pm	Lismore	Dept of Commerce 120 Dalley Street	$88
Rural employment - what you need to know	Thu, 7 Dec 2006	11am – 2pm	Murwillumbah	Murwillumbah Services Club 10 Wollumbin Street	Free

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