Seminar
Public
Advanced Strategies & Information for Business Professionals: The Big Issues for 2025/26
Public Seminar
16 September 2025
Online Virtual
For inhouse training of four or more participants more competitive pricing is available.
Advanced negotiation strategies, current information and the big issues facing ER/HR professionals. If you need to remain alert to new trends and key socio/political issues that will impact bargaining in unionised environments then this seminar is for you.
This seminar is from 10:00am – 12:30pm
Who Should Attend
- Business leaders, HR Executives, General Managers, Operations Managers, Managers or ER/IR Advisers who are seeking a current bargaining update.
Learning Outcomes
key focus
- An understanding of current bargaining trends in New Zealand
- Appreciation of all costs and risks for employers negotiating over the next six months.
Key Content
- A detailed overview of bargaining trends across NZ in 2025
- What’s going on in the current economic & political environment and specific union activity – wages, strikes, and union agendas.
- Review of new negotiating styles and unique behaviours and specific communication skills required for reaching an agreement
- Steps for developing a strategic employee/union engagement platform
- Remuneration: Paying for skills rather than service and other options
- Robust discussion with key union officials, academics and HR Specialists
Please note: the workshop program may be subject to minor content changes