Contract Administration Immersion Program
This three-day, intensive program is designed for operational managers and human resource professionals who need an in-depth "immersion" in labor relations.
The workshop is ideal for organizations that have recently become unionized, have acquired a unionized facility, or are interested in succession planning in the labor relations competency area. The case studies exercises will include issues relevant to your collective bargaining agreements.
Topics covered include:
- An overview of the National Labor Relations Act
- Operating within the requirements of a collective bargaining agreement, including contract interpretation principles
- Recognizing and implementing the "just cause" standard of discipline, including Weingarten, communication, and documentation
- Conducting investigations of major workplace offenses that may result in immediate termination and that are the likely subject of arbitration
- Strategic grievance handling to ensure management is gaining maximum benefit from the process, including do's and don'ts of grievance processing and drafting grievance responses
- Analyzing, preparing or presenting evidence in a labor arbitration cases
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