Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Course Overview

This course is ideal for those working in, or partnering with, HR teams by exploring key functions and best practice of Human Resource Management.

It provides an overview of employment legislation and the importance of good HRM practice through robust policies and procedures.

We review equality, diversity, inclusion and discrimination in the workplace and how HR can support performance management through effective monitoring, advising and maintaining HR systems.

The course explores the employee lifecycle and roles of HRM in the employment experience including employee engagement and factors which support employee well‑being, mental health and work-life balance.

CPD Value
5.5 hours

This course qualifies for Continuous Professional Development hours. Learn more about CPD

Timetable

09:30 - 09:50 Introduction, Participant Objectives & Course Objectives

09:50 - 10:15 The role and focus of Human Resource Management in organisations. Transactional or Strategic Partner?

10:15 - 11:00 Employment Law and the importance of organisational policies and procedures to ensure work‑place compliance. Includes equality, diversity and inclusion and the impacts of discrimination

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15 - 11:45 HR Systems and activities which support business performance and employee development

12:00 - 12:45 The Employee Lifecycle: HRM practices Attraction, recruitment, on-boarding, development, retention, separation

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch

13:45 - 14:30 Employee Engagement including benefits, initiatives and enablers

14:30 - 15:00 The role of HR in Performance Management

15:00 - 15:15 Break

15:15 - 16:00 Employee well-being, identifying signs of poor mental health and initiatives to support well-being and good work‑life balance

16:00 - 16:30 Action Planning & Summary

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Benefits

• Human Resource Management transactional support v strategic partner

• Legislation and HR’s role in maintaining policies, processes and systems

• Equality, diversity and inclusion plus the implications of discrimination

• HR practice in the employee lifecycle

• Ideas to support employee engagement

• The role of HR teams in supporting performance management

• How HR tools support the evaluation of business performance and employee development

• Well-being in the workplace initiatives

• Identifying signs of poor mental health and people practice which supports WLB