Objectives

In this workshop, participants will learn about:

1. The development of industrial relations in Singapore

2. How Employment Act provisions relate to unionized staff and collective agreement

3. Laws governing collective bargaining

4. Preparing the negotiating team

5. Negotiating a collective agreement

6. Avoiding industrial disputes

Outline

The workshop content is as follows:

1. Development of industrial relations in Singapore

2. Tripartism & Labour Movement

3. How to form and prepare a negotiating team

4. Negotiating a collective agreement

4. Role of Government, employer and union in dispute settlement

5. Application of Industrial Relations and related laws

6. Preparing a collective agreement for certification

This course will help answer the following questions:

Methodology

The workshop incorporates:

1. Applicable examples
2. Interactive exercises
3. Case study

Who Should Attend

HR practitioners, managers, executives and those whose duties include negotiating or implementing a collective agreement and supervising unionized-grades of staff should attend this programme.