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Certified Employee Relations Professional Training Courses in Dubai
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Why Attend

Company expectations from Employee Relations (ER) staff are increasing and the pressure to deliver more with less implies they should be more knowledgeable than other HR administration and operations functions. Taking this into consideration, this course was designed to shed light on activities that are formally and informally expected from ER units. This course is a functional journey that will assist participants in exploring the skills that contribute to success.

Course Methodology

This course ends with an assessment on the last day to obtain the certification. To increase the probability of success, the activities in the course include role plays, videos, self-assessment exercises and questionnaires. Moreover, participants will take away templates and frameworks they can use within the system which already exists at their workplace.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
  • Define the role of employee relations within the organization and HR function
  • Operate in line with the relevant sections of national labor laws
  • Create and use HR analytics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to devise operational employee relations strategies
  • Conduct employee satisfaction surveys and interpret their results
  • Differentiate between coaching and counseling and apply both within the work environment
  • Analyze performance management data to report and advise on performance and productivity
  • Prepare exit interviews and analyze results to reduce turnover

Target Audience

Employees in the function of employee relations and human resources or in personnel and administration who are directly or indirectly responsible for providing support services to employees and other functions in the organization.

Target Competencies

  • Administration
  • Employee welfare
  • Coaching and counseling
  • Performance management
  • Labor law
  • Analytical skills

Associations

HR Certification Institute (HRCI): Meirc is an approved provider with the HR Certification Institute. Established in 1976, HRCI is an internationally certifying organization for the human resource profession and a global leader in developing rigorous exams to demonstrate mastery and real-world application of forward-thinking HR practices, policies and principles. Today, more than 120,000 professionals worldwide proudly maintain their HR Certification Institute’s credentials as a mark of high professional distinction. By successfully completing any Meirc program which is approved by HRCI, participants will earn credit hours essential for maintaining professional distinction of PHR®, SPHR® or GPHR®.

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Society for Human Resource Management(SHRM): Meirc is recognized by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) as a Recertification Provider. This recognition implies that participants who attend any of the SHRM approved programs delivered by Meirc Training & Consulting will earn a number of Professional Development Credits (PDCs) which will help them maintain their certification in SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.

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Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)

MPC certified courses by Meirc Training and Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.

List of Certified Courses

2019 - Location & Date

13 - 17 Oct, 2019
Dubai
English
Sofitel Downtown Dubai         
Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue and trainer.

2020 - Location & Date

19 - 23 Jan, 2020
Dubai
English
12 - 16 Apr, 2020
Dubai
Arabic
16 - 20 Aug, 2020
Dubai
English
20 - 24 Dec, 2020
Dubai
Arabic
Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue and trainer.

Fees

Per participant - 2019
USD 5,100
Per participant - 2020
USD 5,200
Fees + VAT as applicable
Tax Registration Number : 100239834300003
(including coffee breaks and a buffet lunch daily)
Discount Plans & Cancellations Policy

This Meirc course is accredited by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).
Credit Hours = 30

Course Outline

  • Employee relations
    • Definition of the employee relations function
    • Main duties and responsibilities
    • Administration versus operations versus welfare
    • Employee relations versus human resources
    • Employee relations versus personnel and administration
    • Employee relations versus performance management
    • Employee relations versus training and development
  • National labor laws
    • Main sections of the labor law
    • Labor law and administration
    • Code of conduct
    • Disciplinary matrixes
    • Disputes resolution: employee, company and law
    • Code of conduct and legality of the disciplinary framework
    • Role of employee relations in communicating labor law
  • From workforce reporting to impactful analytics
    • Employee relations main key performance indicators
    • More data does not equal useful data
    • The importance of analytics on critical business directions
    • Providing implications not HR directives
  • Employee morale
    • Organizational culture versus organizational climate
    • Influencing organizational climate
    • Defining employee morale
    • Main principles for the development of employee satisfaction surveys
    • Employee morale versus organizational health
    • Tangible and intangible measures of employee morale
    • The morale index
  • Coaching and counseling roles of employee relations
    • Appropriateness of coaching and counseling
    • Common mistakes done by employee relations
    • Coaching methodologies and tools
  • Performance management and career development
    • Understanding your workforce culture, capabilities and needs
    • Performance management systems
    • The tangibles and intangibles in performance management
    • Role of employee relations in performance management and career planning
    • Talent management grids
    • Succession planning
  • Exit interviews
    • The importance of exit interviews
    • Exit interview form
    • Conducting exit interviews
    • Reporting exit interview results