FUNDAMENTALS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

THE RATIONALE

Employment laws are both at the federal and state levels and every business owner is responsible for them. While this course is NOT a replacement for knowing and understanding the employment laws that affect your business, this course will reveal the most common employment laws and how they can affect the way you do business. Learn the basics of Employment Law, the potential pitfalls, and ways to keep yourself out of court so that you can grow your business by hiring, evaluating, and managing employees.

The process of employment law begins long before you actually hire someone. Before you step into the position of either a small-business owner/employer or supervisor or manager of a larger corporation, it is vital that you have some understanding of employment law. By learning the fundamentals of employment law, you will, at the very least, limit the possibility of litigation. At the most, you will avoid making costly mistakes and be able to get down to the business of making money.

This course will discuss all the necessary information you need to know about employees and independent consultants, what benefits you are responsible for, taxes, discrimination issues, unionization, and workplace safety.  You will learn the ins and outs of how to advertise a job position, and how to effectively interview so that your hiring process goes smoothly. Learn good evaluation techniques and how to resolve problems before they become really big issues.  However, not everyone is in the right place, and you may have to terminate someone from your employment, and this course will enlighten you.

This course is a must for anyone who wishes to learn how to be an effective employer, supervisor, or manager and will be of benefit to any small business owner or a corporate executive, manager, supervisor, or human resource specialist.

THE COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to learn:

• Learn the difference between an employee and an independent contractor and properly classify workers so you can withhold taxes and provide benefits for true employees
• Learn to screen applicants effectively
• Discover dispute resolution tools to handle disputes in the workplace
• Learn about the litigation process and laws that affect your workplace, such as discrimination laws and special accommodation laws
• Explore unfair labor practices that both unions and management need to watch out for
• Learn what your obligations are to keep your employees safe and discover Internet resources where you can look up specifics about your particular work environment
• Discover tools, tactics, and resources to create an environment of compliance in your workplace

THE COURSE OUTLINE

The course will cover the following:

MODULE 1: THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

• Employee or Independent Contractor
• The employer-employee relationship
• The reasonable expectation of privacy
• Legal Issues
• Limit the possibility of litigation

MODULE 2: HIRING PRACTICES

• The Process Of Hiring Employees
• Job Description
• Job Discrimination
• Promotion decisions

MODULE 3: EVALUATING PERFORMANCE

• Evaluating Performance
• Disciplinary Process
• Employee Compensation & Benefits
• Termination Process

MODULE 4: TAXES

• Taxes
• Pension Certification, Contribution & Remittance
• Employer As A Tax Collector

MODULE 5: EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES & WORKERS WELFARE

• Employment Disputes
• Leave Policies
• Workplace Safety
• Disabilities
• Unions and Labor Relations
• Labor Negotiations
• Legal Compliance

TARGET AUDIENCE

Employer, small business owner, corporate executive, supervisor, manager, or human resources professional

Delivery Method: Combines lectures, discussions, group exercises, inside view of the law with court examples, real situations, prevention strategies and illustrations

Venue: Benin

Fee: N300, 000.00

Duration: 1 week

Course Date: Aug 28^th – Sept 1st 2023