An Employer's Guide to Hiring Persons with a Disability
| DATE: | March 23rd 2017 |
| 8:00 am to 10:30 am |
| CHAPTER: | North-East |
| LANGUAGE: | English |
Christin Lanteigne will be providing information related to the hiring of persons with disabilities by presenting the ‘Employer’s Guide in Hiring Persons with Disabilities’ which was developed by the NBESS. The guide refers to tools and HR processes related the hiring and retaining of persons with disabilities into the workplace. It will be a great opportunity for employers and HR professionals to find out more about an often ‘untapped talent pool’.
HR and ROI – what every HR professional needs to learn
| DATE: | April 20th 2017 |
| 8:00 am to 10:30 am |
| CHAPTER: | North-East |
| LANGUAGE: | English |
HR used to be the department you sent your staff to when they needed someone to talk to about a problem. Today`s HR professionals are working in an environment of continuous change; if they aren`t, they should be. As part of continuous change, program and benefits reviews are a must and how to do ROI analysis is a new skill every HR practitioner should have. Should you implement the latest trends? Can you do an ROI calculation? How can you make the best decision? How can you get buy-in?
The session will provide participants with the impacts of ROI calculations as well as get new ideas of new initiatives with great ROI for HR.
North-East Chapter - The Art of Negotiation With Others
| DATE: | May 24th 2017 |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| CHAPTER: | North-East |
| LANGUAGE: | English |
“Because maybe is not a decision. Negotiation is an integral part of creating value for the organization. Your employees constantly negotiate"
We all negotiate, every day. Whether in business or in our personal lives, negotiation is an integral part of our day-to-day life. But, how many of us excel at it? In every instance with a customer, supplier, co-worker or family member, lies an untapped opportunity to make further gains and expand relationships. For this reason, this may be one of the most important workshops you will ever attend.
At this workshop, you will learn to identify the habits of great dealmakers, refine your negotiation styles, construct offer models and discover ways to gain more in exchanges. This proven seminar has helped thousands of employees add value to their business by overcoming a wide range of challenges.
Attendees will learn to:
• Properly prepare for compromise
• Achieve better results in formal or informal discussions
• Develop a higher level of confidence in conveying your message
• Build better relationships with all parties at the table
• Create better alternatives to increase results
• Identify the different types of negotiation
• Determine the walk-away point
• Control emotions in all settings
• Present offers
• Counteroffers and defensive dialogues
Attendees can immediately begin to apply the learned skills with concrete tools and expect to see significant results within their business and personal practices.
Workplace Investigations and Amendments to the Human Rights Act
| DATE: | October 25th 2017 |
| 8:00 am to 10:30 am |
| CHAPTER: | North-East |
| LANGUAGE: | English |
Lucie will present on two topics: workplace investigations and amendments to the Human Rights Act.
The session will start with a refresher on workplace investigations. Lucie will address when they should be conducted, what are the hallmarks of a good investigation and other related issues such as procedural fairness, confidentiality, assessing credibility and evidentiary issues.
In 2017, New Brunswick’s Human Rights Act was amended to include two new prohibited grounds of discrimination: “family status” and “gender identity and expression”. The second portion of the presentation will address how these amendments might affect the workplace and how HR professionals can be prepared to deal with the duty to accommodate in these types of cases.
North-East Chapter - Managing Marijuana & Other Substance Use and Abuse in the Workplace
| DATE: | November 22nd 2017 |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| CHAPTER: | North-East |
| LANGUAGE: | English |
All employers want a healthy and safe workplace. Safety at work can be negatively impacted by many factors, not the least of which is substance abuse. While 10% of the population self-identifies as having an active addiction, the reality of use is much higher and presents a real and present concern in the workplace. Drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace leads to injuries, decreased morale and lost time, to name a few. Employers’ costs related to human resources and health and medical benefits increase substantially, and the negative effect on employees impacts productivity and profitability in countless ways.
With the availability of medically authorized cannabis for medical purposes and with legalization of marijuana legislation just around the corner, Human Resource Professionals are being asked to ensure proper policies and programs are in place to address workplace health and safety concerns – for all employees. Senior Leadership as well as employees will be looking to HR to guide them when substance use/abuse issues arise. What we do and how we do it will set precedent and needs to be established using logical processes reflective of best practices.
Learning Objectives
Join us for this workshop as presenter, Nadine Wentzell, prepares us as HR Professionals to address the critical issue of managing substance use and abuse in the workplace. The session will cover the following:
- Recognition and how to address issues
- Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policy & Programs
- Employers rights and responsibilities under that policy
- When medical prescriptions cause safety concerns – What rights does the employer have?
Return to Work Programs
- Processes to follow
- How to re-integrate for success/minimize relapse
Participants will leave this session with strategies to address substance use and abuse in the workplace, templates of example policies, and other resources to help guide HR Professionals through this topic.