Seminar

Public

Advanced Strategies: for Business Professionals: The Big Issues for 2024/25

Public Seminar

17 September 2024

Online Virtual

$352.00

For inhouse training of four or more participants more competitive pricing is available.

Advanced negotiation strategy, techniques and the big issues facing ER/HR professionals. If you have negotiated before and need to remain alert to new trends and key socio/political issues that will impact bargaining in unionised environments then this workshop is for you. 

 

This workshop is from 10:00am – 1:00pm

Who Should Attend

  • Persons who have previously attended our 2-day negotiations workshop and wish to remain ahead of all new developments
  • Business leaders, HR Executives, General Managers, Operations Managers, Managers or ER/IR Advisers who have previously negotiated CAs and are seeking a strategic bargaining update

Learning Outcomes

Overview

  • In depth understanding of current bargaining trends in New Zealand
  • Develop a fit for purpose bargaining strategy based on productivity, efficiency and key new issues
  • Remain in control of the bargaining agenda

Key Content

  • A detailed overview of bargaining trends across NZ 
  • What’s going on in the current economic & political environment and specific union activity – wages, strikes, and union agendas.  
  • Developing a commercial ER Strategy, with a focus on the next two years
  • Understanding  new negotiating styles and unique behaviours and specific communication skills required for reaching an agreement 
  • An overview of current unions tactics and techniques and new methods for dealing with these 
  • Steps for developing a strategic employee engagement platform
  • Remuneration: Paying for skills rather than service 
  • When experiencing industrial action employers are often faced with complex and changing options. We discuss and evaluate the best bargaining and communication strategies

Please note: the workshop program may be subject to minor content changes